LatinNews Daily - 08 May 2017

Argentina: On 1 May, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it will not extend beyond 26 May 2017 the current stay on the final regulation regarding the importation of commercial consignments of fresh lemons from northwest Argentina into the US. On 23 December 2016, APHIS published a final rule amending its fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of lemons from northwest Argentina into the US under conditions designed to safeguard US agricultural production. The final rule became effective on 23 January but was stayed on 25 January, for 60 days, and again on 17 March, for an additional 60 days for analysis. The APHIS announcement followed the 27 April meeting between US President Donald Trump and Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri in Washington DC in which they discussed “ways to deepen the close partnership between the US and Argentina”. Among the issues discussed, a White House press release notes that the “two leaders underscored their continuing commitment to expanding trade and investment between the US and Argentina” and that “the Presidents directed their Cabinets to expeditiously chart a path forward to resolve pending bilateral agricultural issues, based on scientific principles and international standards”. As per the APHI announcement, Argentine lemon imports will only be allowed to enter the north-eastern US in 2017 and 2018 before being granted access to the rest of the country.

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