§ 905.306 - Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine and Tangelo Regulation.

§ 905.306 Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine and Tangelo Regulation.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 84 FR 16200, Apr. 18, 2019.

(a) During the period specified in column (2) of Table I, no No handler shall ship between the production area and any point outside thereof, in the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia of the United States, any variety of fruit listed in column (1) of Table I, except for Ambersweet and Temple, unless such variety meets the applicable minimum grade and size (with tolerances for size as specified in paragraph (c) of this section) specified for such variety in columns (32) and (43) of table Table I: Provided, That all grapefruit meet the minimum maturity requirements specified in paragraph (e) of this section.

Table I

Variety	Regulation period	Minimum grade	Minimum diameter (inches)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Oranges
Early and midseason	01/29/90-08/19/90		U.S. No. 1 Golden	24⁄16	On and after 08/20/90	U.S. No. 1
24⁄16	Navel	On and after 12/7/81		U.S. No. 1	24⁄16
Temple	On and after 12/7/81	U.S. No. 1	24⁄16
Valencia and other late type	September 1-May 14 , May 15-June 14	U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 1 Golden	24⁄16 24⁄16
	June 15-August 31	U.S. No. 2, External/U.S. No. 1, Internal	24⁄16
GrapefruitSeedless, red	On and after 11/13/00	U.S. No. 1	3	Seedless, except red	On and after 9/01/94		U.S. No. 1	3
Tangerines:
Fallglo	On and after October 19, 1998		U.S. No. 1	26⁄16
Honey	March 23, 1992-08/23/92		Florida No. 1 Golden	26⁄16	On and after 8/24/92	Florida No. 1	26⁄16
Sunburst	On and after September 26, 2000		U.S. No. 1	26⁄16
Tangelos	Tangelos	On and After 12/7/81		U.S. No. 1	28⁄16

(b) During the period specified in column (2) of Table II, no No handler shall ship to any destination outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia of the United States any variety of fruit listed in column (1) of Table II, except for Ambersweet and Temple, unless such variety meets the applicable minimum grade and size (with tolerances for size as specified in paragraph (c) of this section) specified for such variety in columns (32) and (43) of Table II: Provided, That all grapefruit meet the minimum maturity requirements specified in paragraph (e) of this section.

Table II

Variety	Regulation period	Minimum grade	Minimum diameter (inches)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Oranges	Early and midseason	01/29/90-08/19/90	U.S. No. 1 Golden	24⁄16	On and after 08/20/90
Navels	U.S. No. 1	24⁄16	Navel	On and after 11/24/89	U.S. No. 1 Golden	24⁄16
Temple	On and after 11/24/89	U.S. No. 1	24⁄16
Valencia and other late type	March 23, 1992-9/27/92	U.S. No. 1	24⁄16
On and after 9/28/92	U.S. No. 1	24⁄16	GrapefruitSeedless, except red	On and after 9/01/94	U.S. No. 1	3	Seedless, red	On and after 9/01/94	U.S. No. 1	3
Tangerines:
Fallglo	On and after October 19, 1998	U.S. No. 1	26⁄16
Honey	March 23, 1992-08/23/92	Florida No. 1 Golden	26⁄16	On and after 08/24/92	Florida No. 1	26⁄16
Sunburst	On and after September 26, 2000	U.S. No. 1	26⁄16
Tangelos	Tangelos	On and After 11/24/89	U.S. No. 1	28⁄16

¹ Florida No. 1 Golden grade for Honey tangerines means the same as provided in Rule No. 20-35.03 of the Regulation of the Florida Department of Citrus.

(c) Size tolerances. To allow for variations incident to proper sizing in the determination of minimum diameters as prescribed in Tables I and II, not more than 10 percent, by count, of the fruit in any lot of containers may fail to meet the minimum diameter size requirements, and not more than 15 percent, by count, in any individual sample may fail to meet the minimum diameter size requirements specified: Provided, That such tolerances for other than Navel and Temple oranges shall be based only on the oranges in the lot measuring 214⁄16 inches or smaller in diameter.

(d) Terms used in the marketing order including Improved No. 2 grade for grapefruit, when used herein, mean the same as is given to the terms in the order; Florida No. 1 grade for Honey tangerines means the same as provided in Rule No. 20-35.03 of the Regulations of the Florida Department of Citrus, and terms relating to grade, except Improved No. 2 grade for grapefruit and diameter, shall mean the same as is given to the terms in the revised U. S. Standards for Grades of Florida Oranges and Tangelos (7 CFR 51.1140 through 51.1179), the revised U. S. Standards for Florida Tangerines (7 CFR 51.1810 through 51.1837), or the revised U. S. Standards for Grades of Florida Grapefruit (7 CFR 51.750 through 51.784).

(e)

(1) All grapefruit shipped under the order shall meet minimum maturity requirements of 8.0 percent soluble solids (sugars) and 7.5 to 1 solids to acid ratio or shall comply with one of the alternate equivalent soluble solids and solids to acid ratio combinations set forth in Table III: Provided, That the minimum ratio shall not drop below 7.2 even if the soluble solids (sugars) reaches a level higher than 9.6.

(2) Notwithstanding the provision of paragraph (e)(1) of this section, for the period December 23, 2004 to July 31, 2005, all grapefruit shipped under the order shall meet minimum maturity requirements of 7.5 percent soluble solids (sugars) and 7.5 to 1 solids to acid ratio or shall comply with one of the alternate equivalent soluble solids and solids to acid ratio combinations set forth in Table III: Provided, That the minimum ratio shall not drop below 7.2 even if the soluble solids (sugars) reaches a level higher than 9.6.

Table III

Minimum total solids (sugars), %	Solids to acid minimum ratio
8.0 to (not including) 9.1	7.50 to 1
9.1 to (not including) 9.2	7.45 to 1
9.2 to (not including) 9.3	7.40 to 1
9.3 to (not including) 9.4	7.35 to 1
9.4 to (not including) 9.5	7.30 to 1
9.5 to (not including) 9.6	7.25 to 1
9.6 and greater	7.20 to 1

[46 FR 60171, Dec. 8, 1981]

Editorial Note

Editorial NotesNote:

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