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AMS Proposes to Amend Size Requirements for Imported Golden Kiwifruit

The Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing to amend handling requirements for imported kiwifruit and kiwifruit grown in California, it said in a notice released June 16. The proposed rule would revise size and uniformity requirements under the California kiwifruit federal…

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marketing order for all varieties of Actinidia chinensis species kiwifruit, which is commonly known as golden kiwifruit, AMS said. Under Section 8e of the Agricultural Marketing Act, imported kiwifruit must conform to the same maturity, size and grade requirements as those set by the domestic marketing order.