ISSUE 1104 JAPAN
OPENS MARKET TO FRESH U.S. POTATOES Japan
will end its decades-old ban on the import of U.S. fresh potatoes, USDA announced
Tuesday (February 21). The decision will apply to potatoes shipped between February
and June that will be used to produce potato chips. Japan
banned potato imports in 1950 due to phytosanitary concerns relating to the potato
wart bacteria and the cyst nematode. The
decision to conditionally lift the import ban follows a notice from the United
States that it has eliminated the potato wart bacteria and has contained the cyst
nematode to a limited area. ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only articles are indicated in bold.) FFVA
TAKES INDUSTRY IMMIGRATION CONCERNS TO CAPITOL HILL FDACS
ANNOUNCES FINES FOR WPS VIOLATIONS EPA
ISSUES NEW WPS ‘HOW TO COMPLY’ MANUAL MARKET
RESEARCH PROJECT COULD HELP FLORIDA GROWERS INCREASE EXPORTS GOV.
BUSH EXTENDS ORDER EASING TRUCKING RESTRICTIONS JAPAN
OPENS MARKET TO FRESH U.S. POTATOES
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