The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation announced Special Import Quota #25 for upland cotton that will be established on Aug. 14, allowing importation of 14,741,821 kilograms (67,709 bales) of upland cotton. It will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than Nov. 11, and entered into the U.S. by Feb. 9, 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.
On Aug. 6 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Aug. 6 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 Aug. 5 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
On Aug. 4 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Aug. 4 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.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on July 23 issued Federal Order DA-2014-33 to add to the list of countries infested by tomato leaf miner, it said in a message to stakeholders sent Aug. 4. The new list of infested countries will now include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Cote D’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo and Ukraine. All except Kenya and South Sudan are approved to export tomatoes to the United States. Tomatoes from countries on the infested list must meet certain conditions before being imported. The order, which supersedes a Federal Order issued in 2012 (here), takes effect Aug. 6.
On Aug. 1 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
On July 31 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation announced Special Import Quota #25 for upland cotton that will be established on Aug. 7, allowing importation of 14,741,821 kilograms (67,709 bales) of upland cotton. It will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than Nov. 4, and entered into the U.S. by Feb. 2, 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.