State holds ‘fruitful’ talk with USDA to boost Hawaii exports
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke said for the last century, the USDA has prohibited most types of freshly cut flowers, fruits, vegetables and plants from Hawaii to the mainland and Alaska; and the ones it does allow sometimes require extra irradiation treatment and inspection that can make them unmarketable to mainland consumers.
State holds ‘fruitful’ talk with USDA to boost Hawaii exports
