AMS Proposes to Allow Marketing of Imported Beta Avocados 2 Weeks Earlier
The Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing to amend its requirements for imported Beta avocados to move up by two weeks the earliest date that Beta avocados may be marketed, it said in a notice released Sept. 19. The change also…
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applies to avocados grown in South Florida. AMS said a study it conducted found Beta avocados are maturing earlier due to “climate conditions and cultural practices.” The change doesn’t apply to Hass, Fuerte, Zutano and Edranol varieties of avocados, which are currently exempt from the maturity requirements for avocados but are still subject to AMS grade regulations, unchanged by this proposed rule. Comments are due Nov. 19.