Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Modifying Procedures and Establishing Regulations To Limit the Volume of Small Red Seedless Grapefruit

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as final rules, without change, two interim final rules that regulated small red seedless grapefruit entering the fresh market during the 2001-02 season under the marketing order for oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos grown in Florida. The order is administered locally by the Citrus Administrative Committee (Committee). This rule finalizes weekly percentages that were established for the first 11 weeks of the season. It also continues in effect the increase in the number of weeks available for percentage of size regulation from 11 to 22 weeks and finalizes the percentages established for the last 6 of those weeks. The interim final rules were intended to supply enough small red seedless grapefruit without saturating all markets, thus helping to stabilize supply and improve grower returns.