Avocados ok'd.The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued new rules that will end the 90-year ban on the export of Hass avocados from Mexico to California. Despite strenuous objections from California growers--the primary U.S. supplier of avocados--Mexico will be allowed to ship avocados to all 50 U.S. states A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and year-round. The ban on exports to California will be lifted in 2007. Previous U.S. regulations limited Mexican avocados to 31 northern and mid-western U.S. states and imports were confined con·fine v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines v.tr. 1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. to between October 15 and April 15, when the population of insects that could damage the U.S. crop thins out. Avocado avocado (ä`vəkä`do, ăv`–), tropical American broad-leaved evergreen tree of the genus Persea of the family Lauraceae (laurel family). exports to 47 U.S. states will begin at the end of January. At the request of growers, California, Florida and Hawaii--the primary avocado-producing U.S. states--will remain closed to Mexican exports for another two years. The CalTrade Report cited industry analysts saying the arrival of the Mexican-grown fruit in California could reduce prices for U.S. consumers, while the U.S. Department of Commerce estimates the new rules could cut California growers' sales by as much as 20 percent. "We're obviously very happy," Benjamin Grayeb Ruiz, president of an avocado trade association based in Michoacan, told the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). . "The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. is a very important market for us." |
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