APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessments for the Importation of Plums and Blueberries From Chile

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has drafted pest risk assessments that describe potential pests associated with importing fresh commercially produced plum and blueberry fruits from Chile into the United States. The Government of Chile asked APHIS to reevaluate import requirements for plum and blueberry fruit for consumption following a change in the pest profile for these commodities. APHIS has drafted pest risk assessments that describe quarantine pests potentially associated with the commodities.

APHIS shares draft pest risk assessments to determine whether stakeholders have information that might lead us to revise the draft assessment before we identify pest mitigations and proceed with the commodity import approval process.

The draft pest risk assessments for Chilean plums and blueberries will be available for review and comment until September 3, 2026. To view the assessments or submit comments, go to Stakeholder Risk Assessment Consultation.