12 April 2017 Market access update 1 Tomato potato psyllid (TPP) complex The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) is implementing a national response plan, which includes emergency control and containment measures for and increased surveillance and testing for the associated bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso). Interstate trade and market access New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory have emergency interstate movement controls in place for TPP and CLso host plants (Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae families), and used equipment and machinery from WA. NSW and Victoria introduced additional restrictions in late March on a much broader range of conditional non-host plants and produce. These additional requirements include numerous other families, including but not limited to Rosaceae (e.g. strawberries, apples, pears); Brassicaceae (eg. broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower); Lamiaceae (herbs such as mint) and Fabaceae (e.g. beans). In response, the department has created a specific and is negotiating reviews of the restricted produce lists, and is reinforcing the need for this process to be handled as a priority given the economic implications for WA producers. Latest changes to Victorian restrictions On 6 April, Victoria amended their restrictions and will now exempt dried plant products; seed; mulch; timber; chaff and hay from treatment and certification for entering Victoria. This change applies to the plant products, not to the plants themselves. The exclusion of seed does not include seed potato tubers and sweet potatoes. For full details about these changes, please visit the . Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests meeting This week, the Department of Agriculture and Food has taken part in a meeting of the national Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (CCEPP) on 10-11 April to review the current TPP response plan and determine future response and management activities. Market access was a key topic for discussion. DAFWA also tabled its review of Victoria’s host plant list to seek further refinement. Host plant definition
12 April 2017 Market access update 1 Tomato potato psyllid (TPP) complex The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) is implementing a national response plan, which includes emergency control and containment measures for and increased surveillance and testing for the associated bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso). Interstate trade and market access New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory have emergency interstate movement controls in place for TPP and CLso host plants (Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae families), and used equipment and machinery from WA. NSW and Victoria introduced additional restrictions in late March on a much broader range of conditional non-host plants and produce. These additional requirements include numerous other families, including but not limited to Rosaceae (e.g. strawberries, apples, pears); Brassicaceae (eg. broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower); Lamiaceae (herbs such as mint) and Fabaceae (e.g. beans). In response, the department has created a specific and is negotiating reviews of the restricted produce lists, and is reinforcing the need for this process to be handled as a priority given the economic implications for WA producers. Latest changes to Victorian restrictions On 6 April, Victoria amended their restrictions and will now exempt dried plant products; seed; mulch; timber; chaff and hay from treatment and certification for entering Victoria. This change applies to the plant products, not to the plants themselves. The exclusion of seed does not include seed potato tubers and sweet potatoes. For full details about these changes, please visit the . Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests meeting This week, the Department of Agriculture and Food has taken part in a meeting of the national Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (CCEPP) on 10-11 April to review the current TPP response plan and determine future response and management activities. Market access was a key topic for discussion. DAFWA also tabled its review of Victoria’s host plant list to seek further refinement. Host plant definition