AMS Amends Size Requirements for Imported Golden Kiwifruit
The Agricultural Marketing Service is amending handling requirements for imported kiwifruit and kiwifruit grown in California, it said in a notice released Jan. 27. The final rule revises size and uniformity requirements under the California kiwifruit federal marketing order for…
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all varieties of Actinidia chinensis species kiwifruit, which is commonly known as golden kiwifruit, AMS said. Under Section 8e of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act, imported kiwifruit must conform to the same maturity, size and grade requirements as those set by the domestic marketing order. The changes take effect March 1.