Posts By: Ken Gilliland

China Closes Market for Citrus-to-Citrus Originating in Tulare County

In 2013, China closed the market for California citrus due to phytophthora syringae (brown rot).  The market reopened, however, in July 2014 after a work plan was developed following negotiations between the U.S. and China.  Unfortunately, effective February 17, 2015, China's quarantine agency (AQSIQ) has suspended shipments of all citrus from Tulare County, due to ...

CDFA Issues New Policy on HLB Infected Citrus

On February 11, 2015, the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services office issued an advisory to all county agriculture commissioners (CACs) for Huanglongbing (HLB) infected citrus.  Pest Exclusionary Advisory No. 07-2015 notifies the CACs that commercially produced citrus fruit will no longer be tested for HLB by CDFA’s…

West Coast Port Slowdown Over; Impact on Trucking Capacity and Rates Anticipated

The West Coast port slowdown is all but over after a tentative deal was struck late last week between the ILWU and PMA; however, fresh produce exporters and domestic shippers may not be out of the woods yet. A massive port backlog is estimated to take as much as 12 weeks or longer to clear.  ...