USDA to Allow Sharwil Avos to Import to Mainland

[Carey]

The USDA is lifting their avocado importation ban for Sharwils from Nov - March, so that consumers in 32 states on the Mainland have a choice of domestic produced avocados during the mainland avo producing downtime:
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/sep/...inland-us/

[macuu222]

So does that mean we can take them with us as checked luggage while visiting friends on the mainland and not have ag inspectors confiscate them?

[kalakoa]

Probably more like the papaya exports: big corporate farmers will be able to afford the "certification", individuals not so much.

[PauHana]

This sounds like just one more way for farmers to make a living. The County Council should act quickly to ban it.

[kalakoa]

Almost-but-not-quite: County should create plenty of taxes/fees for "safety certification", this way they can claim to support agriculture, even if 95% of farmers can never actually afford qualification.