On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:42:07 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> On 9/12/2013 8:10 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
> > pure kona wrote:
> >> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
>
> >>> HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon
> >>> have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida,
> >>> but Hawaii.
> >>>
> >>> The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii
> >>> growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S.
> >>> states between November and March.
>
> > Forgive my ignorance, but why would the USDA ever _not_ allow Hawaiian
> > avocados to be sold on the mainland? What happened to free commerce and
> > all that? It's not like they're even another country.
>
> Cea will correct me if I'm wrong, just searching on Sharwil avocados
> (wondering if they are coming to my state) brought up a fruit fly
> issue.
>
We have to consider Hawaii a foreign country when it comes to the
insect & plant disease issues. At least it's easy to isolate them due
to the island nature of the place, unlike infestations that happen in
the contiguous lower 48.


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