California regulators will now allow bulk citrus grown in a Huanglongbing quarantine area to be shipped for final packing outside of that original zone.

To do this, all growers, packers and transporters must operate under a signed compliance agreement with the Asian citrus psyllid/HLB program.

Growers in an HLB quarantine who send fruit for packing outside the original quarantine must meet the following requirements:

If this is not done, both of the following must be completed before fruit can be moved:

Packers and processors outside an HLB quarantine that receive citrus grown within a quarantine zone “shall give priority” to such shipments for receiving, unloading and cleaning.

The pest exclusion advisory related to these restrictions is available online.

Questions about this can be directed to Anmol Joshi, southern California quarantine supervisor with the CDFA at [email protected].