Kiwifruit Grown in California and Imported Kiwifruit; Modification of Handling Regulations

Document 2026-02372 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on February 6, 2026. This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the Kiwifruit Administrative Committee (Committee) to update the handling regulations for kiwifruit grown in California. Consistent with the Committee's proposal, this rulemaking seeks to amend the Size Designation and Size Variation chart located in the pack requirements of the Marketing Order and relax the minimum size requirements for all kiwifruit varieties, except for those of the Actinidia chinensis species. This rule also proposes to make a corresponding change to the size requirements under the kiwifruit import regulation, as required under section 8e of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/06/2026-02372/kiwifruit-grown-in-california-and-imported-kiwifruit-modification-of-handling-regulations.

No. Document 2026-02372 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.