Kiwifruit Grown in California and Imported Kiwifruit; Modification of Handling Regulations

What it does

This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the Kiwifruit Administrative Committee (Committee) to update the handling regulations for kiwifruit grown in California. Consistent with the Committee's proposal, this rulemaking seeks to amend the Size Designation and Size Variation chart located in the pack requirements of the Marketing Order and relax the minimum size requirements for all kiwifruit varieties, except for those of the Actinidia chinensis species. This rule also proposes to make a corresponding change to the size requirements under the kiwifruit import regulation, as required under section 8e of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.

The Agricultural Marketing Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

2 parts of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

7 CFR 920, 7 CFR 944

What happens next and when

Comments must be received by April 7, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket AMS-SC-24-0044 on Regulations.gov
• Title 7 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register