To me it just seems strange that we would allow importing apples from any country when we depend on exports ourselves to market the excess amount of fruit we produce. Maybe I'm just looking at it with too much common sense. Then again many times in trade agreements allowing an import of a product is traded in exchange for export of another. Who knows, we might be trading apples for flip-flops. Doesn't benefit the apple grower but may benefit an entirely different industry, and a politician's campaign contributors.
Bill Fleming Montana State University Western Ag Research Center 580 Quast Lane Corvallis, MT 59828 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Arvay Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 8:26 AM To: Apple-crop discussion list Subject: [apple-crop] Apples From China? I'm curious on what the group thinks about this proposed amendment to the U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Regulation which will allow the import of apples into the U.S. from China. I don't want this to become a "All things from China are bad." thread. But I can see both negative and positive possibilities on allowing this. They do recommend additional measures and actions other than the standard Port of Entry Inspection. http://www.regulations.gov/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=13804591&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--B9po2Wh9EOEarH4oSyBng8hr9QeyW3LJQbTqn5DyDzYxmuMr2ciJZaLS1t7JjLaavRgsui8ZQ9El8DY6ATo7HsWEkbg&_hsmi=13804591#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0003-0001 Thanks. Mike Arvay Small Grower in Central Indiana. _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list [email protected] http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list [email protected] http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
