APHIS Allows Imports of Lemons From Northwest Argentina

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Dec. 23 issued a final rule allowing importation of lemons from northwest Argentina into the continental U.S. (here). Conditions for importation include registration of places of production and packinghouses, grove sanitation and monitoring, treatment and inspection. Lemons must be harvested green or treated for Mediterranean fruit fly, and must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Argentine government, APHIS said. The final rule takes effect Jan. 23.