# S.Africa negotiates deal with EU to clear citrus blockage at ports
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2022-08-11
Category: NEWS
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Meta Title: South Africa settles EU citrus fruit trade dispute,
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GENEVA (Reuters) – South Africa has negotiated a settlement with the European Union to clear hundreds of shipping containers of citrus fruit stuck in EU ports, the South African government said on Thursday.

Shipments were disrupted after the trade bloc implemented new phytosanitary rules that led to a WTO dispute being declared in July, the first-ever WTO dispute settlement case initiated by South Africa.

The EU imposed the new measures over concerns it had with the False Codling Moth (FCM) on citrus fruit, with new measures including enhanced cold treatment for oranges and additional phytosanitary declarations for grapefruit and soft citrus.

The measures were published on June 21 and were set to [come into force](https://www.financedigest.com/the-glorious-twelfth-what-underwriters-should-be-doing-as-the-insurance-act-comes-into-force.html "The Glorious Twelfth: What Underwriters Should Be Doing As the Insurance Act Comes Into Force") by June 24 when many shipments were already enroute to Europe.

The interim measures provide that the consignments be treated at the cold treatment facilities in the EU and the department to notify other EU member states,” said [South Africa’s](https://www.financedigest.com/inmobi-and-coca-cola-win-mma-smarties-south-africa-award-for-beat-can-campaign.html "InMobi and Coca-Cola Win MMA SMARTIES South Africa Award for Beat Can Campaign") department of agriculture affairs in a statement.

It added that over 2,000 containers valued at an [estimated valued 500 million](https://www.financedigest.com/spotifys-monthly-active-users-top-500-million-beat-estimate.html "Spotify’s monthly active users top 500 million, beat estimate") rand ($31 mln) were affected by this blockage.

($1 = 16.2495 rand)

(Reporting by Wendell Roelf; Editing by Jan Harvey and Toby Chopra)


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