AMS Amends Maturity Requirements for Imported Avocados
The Agricultural Marketing Service is amending its requirements for the maturity of imported avocados, as well as avocados grown in South Florida, it said Feb. 14. Under the final rule, the beginning and end dates of annual maturity shipping schedules…
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will run April 16 to April 15 of the following year, with the exception of requirements for Guatemalan avocados, which will run June 9 to June 8 the following year. Under Section 8e of the Agricultural Marketing Act, imported avocados must conform to the same maturity, size and grade requirements as those set by certain domestic marketing orders, including for avocados.