date:Dec 27, 2013
when the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued a rule allowing imports of several varieties of Uruguayan fresh citrus, citrus hybrids and the citrus-related genus Fortunella into the mainland U.S. on condition of meeting sanitation and pest control guidelines. The effective date for the rule was Aug. 9.
The agreement with the U.S. is expected to enable Uruguay to export $20 million worth of citrus annually and affect 15,000 growers in the South America