Hass to be
On April 26, two bills were introduced relative to hass avocados:
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., introduced :
S. 1229: A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for the application of mandatory minimum maturity standards applicable to all domestic and imported Hass avocados.
Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., with nine co-sponsors, introduced;
H.R. 2051: To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for the application of mandatory minimum maturity standards applicable to all domestic and imported Hass avocados.
TK: The text of these bills is not available yet, but I wonder if this is another sign that California hass growers are having a hard time adjusting to a world where their market share - well over 90% in the 1970s - is now closer to 50%. Can anyone illuminate what these bills intend to accomplish?
posted by Tom Karst @ 9:58 AM
1 Comments:
By tightening the maturity requirement you shorten the window of opportunity to import avocados by restricting the lots to the requirements of the order. This thins the supplies and enhances demands and cost to the consumer. Importers with greater transportation concerns vis a vis time and decay will be at a disadvantage. It's an old ploy paid for by the special interest group. It will work because industry malaise in general and the lack of wholesaler/retailer/consumer lobbyists. They need their own association.
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