On Dec. 30 - Jan. 2 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
On Dec. 29 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation on Dec. 29 announced Special Import Quota #15 for upland cotton will be established on Jan. 5, allowing importation of 13,866,053 kilograms (63,686 bales) (here). It will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than April 4, 2017, and entered into the U.S. by July 3, 2017. The quota is equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate for the period August through October, the most recent three months for which data are available.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Dec. 28 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables and flowers.
On Dec. 28 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
On Dec. 27 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Dec. 23 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables and flowers.
On Dec. 23-26 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
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.
On Dec. 22 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports: