The California Citrus Quality Council will hold the citrus preseason export meetings on Thursday, October 9, 2025.  The in-person meetings will be held at the Visalia Convention Center and provide an overview of the requirements and changes for our major export markets for the 2025/26 season.

Agenda:

8:30 am      Welcome & Opening Remarks – Jim Cranney, CCQC

8:35 am      Korea Market Overview and MRLs – Jim Cranney, CCQC

8:45 am      Korea Protocol Requirements – Scott Cornett, USDA/APHIS/PPQ

9:00 am      NAVEK/Septoria Program for the 2025/26 Season – Jim Adaskaveg, UCR and Director of the NAVEK Program

• Alternative Treatments, New Pre- and Post-Harvest Fungicides
• Septoria Forecasting Model and Timing of Fungicide Applications
• Voluntary Submission of Samples
• GAPs for Septoria spot

9:30 am       China Market Overview – Jim Cranney, CCQC

9:45 am       Phytophthora Brown rot of Citrus – Jim Adaskaveg, UCR

• Brown rot – A Quarantine Issue
• GAPS for managing Brown rot of Citrus

10:00 am      China Regulatory Requirements – Scott Cornett, USDA/APHIS/PPQ

10:15 am      Break

10:30 am      Overview of Thailand and Vietnam Export Requirements – Scott Cornett

10:50 am      Fuller Rose Beetle Monitoring – Sandipa Gautam, Kearney Ag Center, UCR

11:10 am      Update on Australia and New Zealand – Jim Cranney, CCQC

11:20 am      Update on Phytosanitary Issues & Requirements for Australia and New Zealand – Scott Cornett, USDA/APHIS/PPQ

11:40 am      Research Updates on Bean thrips, Mites – Sandipa Gautam, KAC/UCR

12:00 pm     Discussion / Closing Remarks – Jim Cranney, CCQC