What standards must be examined if raisins are to be imported or exported?
A. Standards for raisins can be found on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Web Site. When certain domestically produced commodities are regulated under a Federal marketing order, imports of the commodity must meet the same or comparable grade, size, quality and maturity requirements as the domestic product. Raisins are one of those commodities. Information about imports is at http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/moab-8e.html and http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/raisins.htm. The grades and standards for California raisins are available for printing from a PDF file at http://www.ams.usda.gov/standards/dried/htm.
