European eye on the farm bill

The farm bill is attracting plenty of interest in Europe, not only for the level of farm subsidies that will be endorsed but also for other provisions that are barely noticed by most observers. For example, this USDA FAS report on European citrus says this about the concerns of producers there about one provision:

EU Clementine producers and exporters remain very concerned about a proposed marketing order (MO) for Clementine oranges to be sold in the United States. U.S. producers have proposed the MO and appear to have support from the U.S. Congress to add Clementines to the list of imports under Section 8(e), under which the U.S. Government could impose grade and quality restrictions on all Clementines in the U.S. market during certain periods of the year. The proposed inclusion of Clementines in the list of 8(e) commodities is part of the currently proposed farm bill, which has not yet been agreed nor signed into law by the President of the United States. Once on the list, the U.S. Department of Agriculture would still have to consider a petition from U.S. Clementine growers to establish the MO. The process of consideration could take up to two years to complete. If agreed, the MO would outline all of
the requirements to market Clementines in the United States during specified periods of each year.