Miami Plant Inspection Station. A Year In Review FY 2017

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1 Miami Plant Inspection Station A Year In Review FY 2017 Mission Statement To safeguard American agriculture by regulating the entry of propagative materials such as; live plants, plant propagules, and seeds to prevent the introduction or establishment of exotic pests and diseases. To expeditiously provide the highest level of taxonomic identification services, professionally monitor treatments and conduct phytosanitary certifications to facilitate safe global trade.

2 Miami Plant Inspection Station Core Functions Regulate Propagative Material/Seeds Inspect and Issue Phytosanitary Certificates for export Monitor Methyl Bromide (MB) treatments Supervise reconditioning and restacking Provide taxonomic services (pest identification) Validate Cites (Convention of International Trade and Endangered Species) documents for export

3 South Florida Area Port Everglades Seaport Miami Seaport USDA-APHIS-PPQ Entomology Lab Miami Airport USDA-APHIS- PPQ/Entomology Lab, Fumigation Site. USDA-APHIS-PPQ Plant Inspection Station, Fumigation sites. Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl Airport

4 Plant Inspection Stations AZ, CA (3), FL (2), GA, GU, HI, MD, NJ, NY, PR, TX (2), WA.

5 Miami Area Identifiers are experienced taxonomic generalists in one of five disciplines: entomology, botany, plant pathology, malacology, nematology and CITES plant material. We identify organisms intercepted in our port and other ports in our area of coverage. Number of specialists: Ft. Lauderdale: 2 MIS: 10 Maritime: 1 Pest Identification

6 Urgent Pest Interceptions Processed per PIS FY 2017 Plant Inspection Station Pest Interceptions Miami 19,256 Los Angeles 4,887 JFK 4,441 Linden 2,676 Seattle 726 Houston 1,727 San Diego 1,698 San Francisco 1,273 Carolina 1,074 Atlanta 917 Honolulu 818 Los Indios 584 Beltsville 89 Orlando 50 Guam 28 *Reporting Stations Only.

7 Percentage Of National Urgent-Cargo Interceptions Processed FY 2017 San Francisco 3.021% Houston 4.099% Seattle 6.211% Linden 6.351% Carolina 2.549% San Diego 4.03 Atlanta 2.176% Honolulu 1.941% Los Indios 1.386% Beltsville 0.211% Guam 0.066% Orlando 0.119% Miami % JFK Los Angeles % *Reporting Stations Only

8 Live Plants Processed FY 2016 & ,000, ,000, ,657, ,536, ,000, ,000, ,000,000 80,000,000 60,000,000 40,000,000 21,378,782 41,931,929 83,487,559 91,352,002 53,780,371 53,068,455 50,566,297 57,911,589 53,506,298 39,911,699 20,000,000 0 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sep LPs FY16 LPs 17

9 Percentage Of Live Plants Processed Per PIS* FY 2017 Miami % Nogales 0.048% San Diego 0.00 Orlando 0.906% San Francisco 3.315% Seattle 0.927% Atlanta % Los Indios 2.709% Beltsville 0.00 Carolina 0.129% Guam 0.00 Honolulu 0.061% Houston JFK 0.234% 1.931% Linden 6.828% Los Angeles 9.873% *San Diego, Guam and Beltsville less than.00

10 Exports Certification FY 2017 The Phytosanitary Certification of US agricultural products and by-products is a very significant part of our Mission. In FY 2017, a total of 9,749 Phytosanitary Certificates were issued for the export of a variety of commodities.

11 Miami Treatments Fumigation Facilities: Miami International Airport/Seaport is serviced by three fumigation companies with 24/7 operational capability. The fumigation companies conduct the operation through agreements with the Miami Dade Aviation Department and with on-site monitoring by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Fumigation Methods: Normal Atmospheric Pressure (NAP) and Containerized 4 fumigation chambers (360 pallets total), with a 95% emission free, recover system for the methyl bromide.

12 Miami Plant Inspection Station FY 2018 to Present

13 Urgent Pest Interceptions Processed per PIS FY 2018 Plant Inspection Station Pest Interceptions Miami 12,232 Los Angeles 2,325 JFK 2,398 Linden 1,661 Seattle 2,617 Houston 2297 San Diego 166 San Francisco 1,567 Carolina 9 Atlanta 473 Honolulu 320 Los Indios 46 Beltsville 83 Orlando 30 Guam 32

14 Percentage Of National Urgent-Cargo Interceptions Processed FY 2018 San Diego 1% Houston 9% Seattle 1 San Francisco 6% Carolina Honolulu Atlanta 1% 2% Beltsville Guam Los Indios Orlando Miami 47% Linden 6% JFK 9% Los Angeles 9% *Reporting Stations Only

15 Live Plants Processed FY 2018 Oct to April 200,000, ,000, ,000, ,000, ,401, ,438, ,000, ,000,000 99,535, ,196,952 80,000,000 60,000,000 55,043,282 59,285,893 62,556,895 40,000,000 20,000,000 0 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr

16 Percentage Of Live Plants Processed Per PIS* FY 2018 San Francisco 4% Orlando 1% Seattle Atlanta 12% Guam Beltsville Honolulu Linden 6% Carolina Houston JFK 2% Los Angeles 9% Miami 62% Los Indios 3% *San Diego, Guam and Beltsville less than.00

17 Exports Certification FY 2018 The Phytosanitary Certification of US agricultural products and by-products is a very significant part of our Mission. In FY 2018, a total of 6,788 Phytosanitary Certificates were issued for the export of a variety of commodities.

18 On behalf of the Miami Plant Inspection Station Staff. Thank You.