Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Port of Oakland returns huge shipments to India after beetle found
The Port of Oakland sent 1.2 million pounds of soybeans and 88,000 pounds of rice back to India in November, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Live and dead Khapra beetle larvae were discovered in the shipments.
The Khapra beetle is classified as a top threat by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said USDA spokeswoman Abbey Powell of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The beetle is a threat to stored grain products and seeds.
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