Required Dosages Of Fumigants

Required Dosages Of Fumigants For Fumigation Of Various Commodities Exportable To Different Countries From India

Importing Country Commodity Fumigant Used Dosage Exposure Period
All countries Wooden Packaging Material Methyl bromide 48 gm/ m3 24 hours
U.S.A. Rice Methyl bromide 80 gm/m3 48 hours
  Spices Methyl bromide 32 gm/m3 24 hours
  Pepper Methyl bromide 48 gm/ m3 24 hours
  Guar Gum Methyl bromide 96 gm/ m3 48 hours
  Psyllium seed husks Methyl bromide 48 gm/ m3 24 hours
Australia Cereals, Pulses Methyl bromide 80 gm/ m3 48 hours
China Rice Methyl bromide 80 gm/ m3 48 hours
Russia Cereals, Pulses, extractions Methyl bromide 80 gm/ m3 48 hours
         
Middle East Countries Rice, Spices, extractions, Oil cakes Methyl bromideOR 48 gm/ m3 24 hours
  Rice, Spices, extractions, Oil cakes Aluminium phosphide 9 gm per Metric Tonne 72 hours
Vietnam(see below for details) Cereals, Pulses, Soya, Maize, Rape seed Methyl bromide 100 gm/ m3 72 hours
Fiji Rice Methyl bromide 80 gm/ m3 48 hours
         
Malaysia Cereals, Pulses, Soya, Maize, Rape seed Methyl bromideOR 80 gm/ m3 48 hours
Aluminium phosphide 12 gm per Metric Tonne 120 hours
New Zealand Grains for consumption, animal feed or processing Methyl bromideOR  32  gm/ m3 at 21°C or above:40 gm/m3  if the temp. is between 16-20°C and48 gm/m3   if the temp. is between 10-15°C 24 hours
Aluminium phosphide 2 gm a.i.  (phosphine gas) per cubic metre 4 days if the temp. is 30°C or above 30°C;5 days if the temp. is between 25-29°C; 9 days if the temp. is between 20-25°C and 12 days if the temp. is 15-20°C.
   Wooden Furniture   (Woodwares)  Methyl bromide or sulphuryl fluoride  80 gm/m3  in a minimum of 10°C.    Fumigation with methyl bromide or sulphuryl fluoride of filleted or otherwise separated layers, at 80 g/m3 for more than 24 continuous hours, and in a minimum temperature of 10OC.
Iran Maize, Barley Aluminium Phosphide Sterilizing with 2 gm. phosphine gas per cubic metre above 15° C 7 days prior to loading (Period between sterilizing and loading should not exceed 21 days)

Dosages Of Methyl Bromide

Average Volume Of Grains In One Metric Tonne For Calculation Of Dosages Of Methyl Bromide For The Bulk Commodities

S.No. Commodity Approx. Volume covered by 1 Metric Ton stows
1. Soyabean Meal 1.5 cubic metre
2. Maize 1.5 cubic metre
3. Wheat 1.3 cubic metre
4. Barley 1.6 cubic metre
5. Sorghum/Millet 1.4 cubic metre
6. Rice 1.6 cubic metre

Phytosanitary Conditions Required

Phytosanitary conditions required by Vietnam for major commodities being exported from India*

Sl. No. Major commodities Phytosanitary conditions required
Fumigation Dose gm/m3 Hours
1. Cereals/Food grains MBr 100 72
2. Oil seed extraction -do- 100 72
3. Oil seeds(Groundnut, Sesame seeds etc) MBr 24 to 32 24
Alp 12gm/mt 72
4. MBr 100 72
    Fumigation Requirement Additional Declaration required on PSC
5 Tea Nil Nil
6 Soya beans (For human consumption) Methyl bromide fumigation @100 gm/cu.m. for 72 hrs. Free from Khapra beetle(Trogoderma granarium)
7 Chilli Methyl bromide fumigation @32 gm/cu.m. for 24 hrs. Free from Khapra beetle(Trogoderma granarium)
8 Groundnut Methyl bromide fumigation @32 gm/cu.m. for 24 hrs. Free from Khapra beetle(Trogoderma granarium)
9 Maize/Corn 1). Fumigation with Methyl bromide @ 100 gms/cu. mtr for 72 hours at 21oc2).Free from Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)
10 Vegetable seeds (Tomato, Chilli) 1). Seeds treated with 2.0 gms of Thiram per kg of seed2). Seeds treated 4.0 ml of Thiametoxam and 10 ml of polymer/kg of seed.
11 Packaging material/ wooden pallets 1). Fumigation with 48 gms/cu. Mtr for 24 hours at 21oc and above.

* This data has been tabulated as collected from the Exporters from time to time.

Remarks: Additional declaration for freedom from Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) needs to be endorsed on the Phytosanitary Certificate (PSC).