March 28, 2008

China detects bean pod mottle virus in US soy shipment

China has detected the bean pod mottle virus in a shipment of soy from the US, according to a local media report.

The virus, if it spreads to soy crops, can result in as high as an 80 percent loss of output.

It was detected by the Lianyungang Entry-Exit Inspection And Quarantine Bureau in Jiangsu province, according to an article published Friday on the Dalian Commodity Exchange's Web site citing the Xinhua Daily newspaper.

The bureau was not immediately available to comment.