A bit more flexibility for growers exporting to Korea is contained within the recently released protocols from CCQC which were disseminated to packing houses on Wednesday. UC is recommending that the 1st copper spray or equivalent be applied between October 15 and November 30. Second and/or third sprays will be quantified via several environmental conditions [...]
Add another country to the list of those knocking on our door seeking access to the United States with oranges, lemons, and mandarins. Columbia lost access because of phyto-sanitary issues and is now seeking a resumption of exports which, in the most recent season, amounted to 500,000 cartons in the January-February time frame. The Argentine [...]
Countless meetings and conference calls have occurred in the past 10 days regarding the Administration’s efforts to offset economic damages resulting from trade disputes. For too many commodities NAFTA, India, Japan, Indonesia, and China have all impacted the ability to export. For our industry, the primary focus has been on the China dispute. Presently, CCM [...]
The California Citrus Quality Council has scheduled the citrus preseason export meetings on Thursday, September 20 at the Visalia Convention Center. The Korea/China export meeting will begin at 8:30 am followed by the Australia/New Zealand export meeting at 1:30 pm. Attendance is not mandatory, however is advised. The meetings will provide an overview of the requirements [...]
While our industry attention remains focused on the China situation disputes with Mexico, Canada, Turkey, and the EU continue to contribute to sleepless nights for many commodity leaders in California. Our industry exports to China were dramatically affected in May and June of this year with navel and Valencia oranges being adversely affected as well [...]
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue traversed the Valley this week meeting with Ag folks in three Congressional districts. CCM representatives attended two of the three with Vice Chair Matt Fisher at a Kern County breakfast with Congressman McCarthy and CCM President Joel Nelsen at an afternoon session with Congressman Valadao. “Trade relationships and mitigation programs were [...]
In 2017, the amount of California citrus exported to China totaled 143,058 metric tons according to government figures. Better stated, that amounted to 7.868 million cartons of oranges and lemons. The previous season the number was higher. When the trade dispute broke, the citrus industry exported 13,333 metric tons in May compared to 27,072 metric [...]
CCM has been very involved in the recent trade disputes affecting the citrus industry and is pleased to see the California legislature also pushing for specialty crop relief. The first of a series of three letters was from Governor Brown urging House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to “take all necessary action to suspend-retroactively – all [...]
Peter Navarro, President Trump’s Trade Advisor and Chair for the Council of Economic Advisors stated in an interview last week that losses purported to be occurring in agriculture are nothing more than a “rounding error” within the U.S. trade portfolio. As it stands now this “rounding error” is affecting numerous western commodities and Midwest sorghum [...]
Media Contact: Joel Nelsen, President (559) 592-3790 California Citrus Mutual Comments on USDA Trade Remedies Exeter, CA, July 25, 2018 - The California Citrus Mutual Board of Directors has reviewed the Administration's proposal to provide $12 billion in mitigation to U.S. farmers to offset losses resulting from the ongoing trade debate. "The Board unanimously agreed that [...]
