NABC Legislative Committee

NABC is active in activities to help monitor and protect the blueberry industry.  Here we present information for members of the industry on important issues and activities:

Farm Labor Issues:

• Summary of AgJobs 20007 Bill (view)
• Berman AgJobs 2007 Legislation (full copy) (view)

Market Access Issues:

Importation of Fresh Blueberries from Uruguay, Argentina and South Africa into the USA

• Briefing on blueberry market access issues. (view)
• APHIS Proposed Rules for Importation of Southern Hemisphere blueberries into the USA (view)
• APHIS Pest Risk Analysis for South Hemisphere Blueberries into the USA (view)
• APHIS Complete Pest Risk Analysis of Uruguayan Blueberry imports into the USA. (view)
• Aphis Press Release on Fumigation of Medflies in Argentine Blueberries (view)
• Presidential Press Release on Uruguayn Blueberry Imports (view)
• US Embassy Montevideo Uruguay, congratulating Uruguay and APHIS on Fast Progress (view)
• NABC Objection to rules to allow Southern Hemisphere fruit into the USA. (view)
• NABC letter to Oregon Legislative Assistant (view)
• Tom Payne e-mail to Senator Diane Feinstein (view)

Importation of US Fresh Blueberries into India

• Pest Risk Analysis Draft prepared for Indian government (in progress) (view)

Importation of Fresh Blueberries into South Korea

• Press Release from Oregon Department of Agriculture on Korean Market Access Request - 2000 (view) (view)
• E-mail documenting lack of progress from APHIS - 2007