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.
>
>nancy
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