date:May 31, 2016
USDAs Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will amend 7 CFR 319.56-30 of the Fruits and Vegetables regulations to allow importation of fresh Hass avocado fruit into the continental United States, Hawaii and Puerto Rico from all areas of Mexico subject to a systems approach.
The current systems approach applies to Hass avocados imported from the Mexican state of Michoacn and will be extended to all areas of Mexico. Effective Monday, June 27, 2016, commercial consignments of Hass