First Coffee Berry Borer Found in Intercepted Coffee Beans at Xiamen Port

Published: Oct 12, 2026 Author: World Gafei Last Updated: Oct/12/2026 153 views

Quarantine officers found the coffee berry borer—a first for Xiamen—and three fungi in 45.5kg of raw coffee beans at the airport.

Customs officers at Xiamen’s international airport have intercepted something no coffee professional wants to see: live pests inside a shipment of raw, sun-dried coffee beans. This isn’t just a minor infestation—authorities discovered a highly destructive beetle that poses a serious threat to global coffee crops, along with multiple harmful fungi. The find highlights how easily coffee pests can slip through unchecked imports.

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