The California Citrus Quality Council (CCQC) has scheduled its pre-season export meetings for Thursday, October 10, 2024, at the Visalia Convention Center. The in-person meetings will provide an overview of the requirements and changes for our major export markets for the 2024/25 season. The morning session begins at 9:30 a.m. and will cover Korea, China, Thailand, and Vietnam. The afternoon session will start at 1:30 p.m. and cover Australia and New Zealand.
CCQC will provide lunch for those in attendance. If you wish to attend lunch, RSVP to Carleen Price at cprice@ccqc.org by Monday, September 30, 2024.
Korea, China, Thailand and Vietnam – 9:30 AM
- 9:30 AM Opening Remarks
- 9:35 AM Korea Market Overview and MRLs
- 9:45 AM Korea Protocol Requirements
- 10:00 AM NAVEK/Septoria Program for the 2023/24 Season
- Alternative Treatments, New Pre- and Post-Harvest Fungicides
- Septoria Forecasting Model and Timing of Fungicide Applications
- Voluntary Submission of Samples
- GAPs for Septoria spot Brown rot – A Quarantine Issue
- GAPS for managing Brown rot of Citrus
- 10:30 AM China Market Overview
- 10:45 AM Phytophthora Brown rot of Citrus
- Brown rot – A Quarantine Issue
- GAPS for managing Brown rot of Citrus
- 11:00 AM China Regulatory Requirements
- 11:15 AM Overview of Thailand and Vietnam Export Requirements
- 11:30 AM Fuller Rose Beetle Monitoring/Ethyl Formate Field Trial Results
- 11:45 AM Discussion / Closing Remarks
Australia and New Zealand – 1:30 PM
- 1:30 PM Welcome and Introductions / Update on Australia and New Zealand
- 1:35 PM Overview of Australian and New Zealand Programs and MRLs
- 1:45 PM APHIS Update on Phytosanitary Issues for Citrus to Australia and New Zealand
- 1:50 PM Australia/New Zealand Requirements
- 2:10 PM Research Updates on Bean Thrips, Mites
- 2:30 PM Postharvest Fumigation Recommendations/Ethyl Formate Field Application
- 2:50 PM Closing Remarks
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