Infected Sunflower Seeds From the U.S. Barred From Entering Kazakhstan

A 14.3-ton shipment of sunflower seeds infected with a dangerous fungus was stopped at the Kazakh border, Orda.kz reports.

State phytosanitary inspectors examined the cargo, which arrived from Belarus but was of American origin, and found fomopsis, a fungal disease that affects sunflowers.

An administrative case was opened against the owner of the shipment, and the materials were sent to court.

Original author: Alexander Zhdanov

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