The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Oct. 25 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 announced changes Oct. 24 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 Oct. 24 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Agriculture Department is asking for comments on its Lacey Act Declaration for plant and plant products, in light of the 2008 expansion of Lacey Act coverage to illegal logging practices. Comments are due to USDA and the Office of Management and Budget by Nov. 26.
On Oct. 23 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
On Oct. 22 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
On Oct. 19 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Food Safety and Inspection Service revised export requirements and plant lists for the following countries for Oct. 12-18.
The Foreign Agricultural Service announced the availability of credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2013, for the following countries/regions:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announced pending new guarantee fee rates to be charged for coverage under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102). These new guarantee fee rates will apply to applications for payment guarantees and amendment requests received on or after October 24, 2012, 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time). FAS advised program participants that guarantee fee rates may change at any time.