According to foreign media reports, the pesticide residue limit for frozen fruits, peaches, and apricots imported from Europe is expected to be lowered to 0.01 in early 2025, which means they cannot be detected.

The quality of pesticide residues has always been the biggest obstacle for the export of frozen fruits, especially in European and American countries. If all pesticide residues are qualified, then the red and Guizhou strawberries would have been sold to Europe long ago. How could Egyptian strawberries have the opportunity to develop? There won't be so many strawberries planted on both sides of the Nile anymore. The apricot half from 2023 will not be left until now.

In the past few years, the EU required a limit of 0.01mg/kg for the import of strawberry mold, and most strawberries were stopped from being shipped.

In 2022, the EU requires a limit of 0.01mg/kg for imported frozen apricot imidacloprid. Previously, the limit was 0.5mg/kg, and domestic frozen apricots were no longer exported,

Next year, the European Union plans to require a limit of 0.01mg/kg for carbendazim in peaches and apricots. If this regulation is implemented, frozen peach products are unlikely to be exported to Europe, as carbendazim is a commonly used drug in peach industry. As far as I know, in the past, the European limit for peach cloves was 0.2, and the detection value of most frozen peach cloves for carbendazim ranged from 0.012 to 0.07. 

The issue of pesticide residues is something I have not been able to understand. Perhaps I am too foolish. Japan requires a limit of 10 for fungicides, while Europe requires a difference of 1000 times from 0.01. The same goes for carbendazim. South Korea requires 10, while Europe requires 0.01, with a difference of 1000 times.

Previously, frozen yellow peaches were mainly exported to Europe. If they cannot be exported next year, where will the remaining share be digested? This is a question to consider.

Agricultural products are a relatively difficult task. If you want to produce products that meet the pesticide residue standards, you need to sell them to the Japanese market. If you want to sell them to the European market, you can buy corresponding pesticides from Europe without any problem. However, if you plant according to the requirements, it is uncertain whether you can make money in the end. It is not easy for farmers.

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