Source: Tom Karst, THE PACKER, 2/25/20


China will allow its importers to apply for substantial tariff relief on U.S. fruit starting in early March. Even so, worries about the effect of the expanding coronavirus are taking off some of the shine from that report. “The latest that we have heard is that the import tariffs for all U.S. fruits will be reduced to 25%, starting from March 2,” said Rebecca Lyons, international marketing director for the Washington Apple Commission, Wenatchee, Wash. 

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