Brown rot threatens potato exports from Egypt

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July 13, 2012
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Egyptindependent.com
Russia has discovered brown rot in a shipment of potatoes imported from Egypt, threatening to halt trade of the crop between the two countries, an Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture official said Wednesday.
Moscow temporarily suspended potato imports from Egypt in June 2011 after discovering the bacterial disease in several shipments, but resumed trading in April. Russian experts are stationed in Egypt to monitor exports.
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