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APHIS Proposes to Allow Imports of Citrus From China
August 27, 2014 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to allow the importation of fresh citrus fruit from China. The agency’s proposed rule would allow importation of fresh pomelo, mandarin orange, ponkan, sweet orange, and Satsuma mandarin fruit, subject to certain conditions including registration of packinghouses, inspection in China, and requirements for bagging of fruit, safeguarding, post-harvest processing and sampling. Shipments would also need to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. Comments are due Oct. 27.

Topics:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
US Seafood Exports Hit by Russian Ban, Says USDA
August 26, 2014 by Brian Feito|USDA

Russia’s ban on imports of food and agricultural products from countries that have imposed sanctions will have an impact on U.S. seafood exports, and particularly on exports of frozen salmon roe, said the Department of Agriculture in a Global Agricultural Information Network report issued Aug. 22. U.S. seafood comprises 3 percent of all Russian seafood imports, it said. Having banned imports of certain seafood from the U.S., Canada, European Union, Australia, and Norway, Russia will now turn to its own far east, as well as China, Chile, Ecuador, and the Faeroe Islands to fill the gap. But making up for the lost imports will be difficult, and Russian consumers should see prices rise 20-30 percent in the near term, said the report.

China Reopens to Imports of California Citrus
August 25, 2014 by Brian Feito|USDA

China is again accepting imports of citrus fruit from California, said the Department of Agriculture on Aug. 22. Imports of California-origin citrus had been banned by China since April 2013 following the detection of the soil fungus brown rot. Since then, USDA has worked with Chinese officials to develop a work plan to reduce the pest risk of California citrus. The U.S. and China finalized an agreement to resume exports on Aug. 3, said USDA.

USDA Announces Special Import Quota #2 for Upland Cotton
August 22, 2014 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation announced Special Import Quota #2 for upland cotton that will be established on Aug. 28, allowing importation of 14,741,821 kilograms (67,709 bales) of upland cotton. It will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than Nov. 25, and entered into the U.S. by Feb. 23, 2015. The quota is equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally-adjusted average rate for the period March through May, the most recent three months for which data are available.