The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to allow importation of mangoes from Colombia into the United States, it said in a notice released May 11. Conditions would include a hot-water or irradiation treatment and inspections. Shipments would have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate from the Colombian government. Comments are due July 12.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation announced May 6 that Special Import Quota #3 for upland cotton will be established May 13, allowing importation of 8,126,524 kilograms (37,324 bales) of upland cotton, the same as the previous quota period. The quota will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than Aug. 10, 2021, and entered into the U.S. by Nov. 8, 2021. The quota is equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate for the December 2020 through February 2021 period, the most recent three months for which data is available.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is adding South Korea to its list of regions subject to import restrictions on pork and pork products because it is affected by African swine fever, it said in a notice released May 5. Restrictions take effect retroactively to Sept. 17, 2019.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corp. announced April 15 that Special Import Quota #1 for upland cotton will be established April 29, allowing importation of 8,126,524 kilograms (37,324 bales) of upland cotton, the same as the previous quota period. The quota will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than July 27, 2021, and entered into the U.S. by Oct. 25, 2021. The quota is equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate for the December 2020 through February 2021 period, the most recent three months for which data is available.
The Agricultural Marketing Service seeks comments to inform an upcoming report that will assess the supply chains for the production of agricultural commodities and food products, it said in a notice released April 21. “We are particularly interested in comments addressing local and regional food systems, creating new market opportunities (including for value-added agriculture and value-added products), facilitating fair and competitive markets (including traceability and supply chain transparency), advancing efforts to transform the food system, meeting the needs of the agricultural workforce, supporting and promoting consumers’ nutrition security, particularly for low-income populations, and supporting the needs of socially disadvantaged and small to mid-sized producers and processors,” AMS said. Comments are due May 21.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation announced April 15 that Special Import Quota #26 for upland cotton will be established April 22, allowing importation of 8,126,524 kilograms (37,324 bales) of upland cotton, down from 8,408,469 kilograms (38,619 bales) in the previous quota period. The quota will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than July 20, 2021, and entered into the U.S. by Oct. 18, 2021. The quota is equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate for the December 2020 through February 2021 period, the most recent three months for which data is available.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation announced April 8 that Special Import Quota #25 for upland cotton will be established April 15, allowing importation of 8,408,469 kilograms (38,619 bales) of upland cotton, the same as the previous quota period. The quota will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than July 13, 2021, and entered into the U.S. by Oct. 11, 2021. The quota is equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate for the November 2020 through January 2021 period, the most recent three months for which data is available.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation announced April 1 that Special Import Quota #24 for upland cotton will be established April 8, allowing importation of 8,408,469 kilograms (38,619 bales) of upland cotton, the same as the previous quota period. The quota will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than July 6, 2021, and entered into the U.S. by Oct. 4, 2021. The quota is equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate for the November 2020 through January 2021 period, the most recent three months for which data is available.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation announced March 25 that Special Import Quota #23 for upland cotton will be established April 1, allowing importation of 8,408,469 kilograms (38,619 bales) of upland cotton, the same as the previous quota period. The quota will apply to upland cotton purchased not later than June 29, 2021, and entered into the U.S. by Sept. 27, 2021. The quota is equivalent to one week's consumption of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate for the November 2020 through January 2021 period, the most recent three months for which data is available.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is adding India to its list of regions subject to import restrictions on pork and pork products because it is affected by African swine fever, it said in a notice released March 24. Restrictions take effect retroactively to May 13, 2020.