Fruit ICM News

February 16-19, 2005: North American Berry Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.  Conference of North American Bramble Growers and North American Strawberry Growers.  See Issue 34 for more information <http://ipm.osu.edu/fruit/04icm34.pdf>.

Carbaryl Interim Reregistration
Eligibility Decision

Source: Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (Thanks to William G. Smith, Senior Extension Associate, Cornell University.)

Summary:     This notice announces the availability of EPA’s Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for the N-methyl carbamate pesticide carbaryl, and opens a public comment period on this decision.  The Agency’s risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the Carbaryl Docket.

Carbaryl is an insecticide registered for use on agricultural crops, ornamentals, and turf (sod farms). Carbaryl is used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for grasshopper control.  Carbaryl is also registered for residential use for flea control on pets and for use in homes and gardens.  EPA has reviewed carbaryl through the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.  Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.

Dates:     Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0376, must be received on or before December 27, 2004.Addresses: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/courier.  Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I of the Supplementary Information.

For further information contact: Anthony Britten, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 703-308-8179; fax 703-308-8005; e-mail britten.anthony@epa.gov.

Supplementary Information

What Action is the Agency Taking?    Under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating existing pesticides to ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards.  EPA completed an IRED for the N-methyl carbamate pesticide carbaryl on June 30, 2003, and is now issuing this document for public comment.  Carbaryl is an insecticide registered for use on agricultural crops, sod, and for residential use on pets and in homes and gardens.  Carbaryl is also used by USDA for grasshopper control. 

The Carbaryl IRED presents the Agency’s conclusions on the risks posed by exposure to carbaryl alone; however, section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) directs the Agency also to consider available information on the cumulative risk from substances sharing a common mechanism of toxicity.  Because the N-methyl carbamate pesticides share a common mechanism of toxicity, cholinesterase inhibition, the Agency will evaluate the cumulative risk posed by this group before making final reregistration eligibility decisions on individual N-methyl carbamates.

During the pendency of the carbamate cumulative assessment, the Agency is proceeding with risk assessments and interim risk management for individual carbamate pesticides.  EPA has determined that, but for the cumulative risk assessment, the data base to support carbaryl reregistration is substantially complete and that products containing carbaryl will be eligible for reregistration, provided the risks are mitigated in the manner described in the IRED.

Upon submission of any required product specific data under section 4(g)(2)(B) of FIFRA and any necessary changes to the registration and labeling (either to address concerns identified in the IRED or as

a result of product specific data), and after assessing N-methyl carbamate cumulative risks, EPA will make a final reregistration decision under section 4(g)(2)(C) of FIFRA for products containing carbaryl.

When the Agency finalizes decisions for carbaryl and other N-methyl carbamate pesticides, further risk mitigation may be required for carbaryl. Although the Carbaryl IRED was signed on June 30, 2003, certain components of the document, which did not affect the final regulatory decision, were undergoing final editing at that time.  These components, including the list of additional generic data requirements, summary of labeling changes, appendices, and other relevant information, have been added to the Carbaryl IRED document.

In addition, subsequent to signature, EPA identified several minor errors and ambiguities in the document.  Therefore, for the sake of accuracy, EPA also has included the appropriate error corrections, amendments, and clarifications.  All of these changes are described in detail in an errata memorandum which is included in the public docket for carbaryl.

Following signature of the IRED, EPA received new pharmacokinetic data from Bayer Crop Science to refine the risk estimates from residential lawn broadcast applications of carbaryl liquid formulations.  They also submitted a proposed method for using the data in a deterministic calculation of the risks.  EPA is planning to seek independent scientific review of this information through a Scientific Advisory Panel meeting in December 2004.  The new data and EPA’s preliminary review of the data are included in the docket also.

The reregistration program is being conducted under Congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both to make timely reregistration decisions and to involve the public in finding ways to effectively mitigate pesticide risks.  Through the Agency’s public participation process, EPA worked extensively with stakeholders and the public to reach the regulatory decisions for carbaryl.

The Agency is issuing the carbaryl IRED for public comment.  The comment period is intended to provide an additional opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary amendments to the IRED.  All comments should be submitted using the methods in Unit I of the Supplementay Information, and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date.  These comments will become part of the Agency docket for carbaryl.  Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late.”  EPA is not required to consider these late comments.

The Agency will carefully consider all comments received by the closing date.  If any comment significantly affects the document, EPA will publish an amendment to the IRED in the Federal Register.  In the absence of substantive comments requiring changes, the risk management decisions reflected in the carbaryl IRED will be implemented without further notice. These decisions may be supplemented by further risk mitigation measures when EPA considers its cumulative assessment of the N-methyl carbamate pesticides.

Terminal Market Wholesale Fruit Prices - October 27, 2004

Source: Chicago <http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/HX_FV010.txt>

Detroit <http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/DU_FV010.txt>

Pittsburgh <http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/PS_FV010.txt>

	Chicago	Detroit	Pittsburgh
Apples, cartons 12   3-lb film bags U.S. ExFcy  (unless noted)	IL U.S. ExFancy Jonathan      2¼" up     12.00 U.S. Fancy Jonathan      2¼" up     12.00 MI ExFcy Gala     2¼" min   12.00 Golden Delicious     2¼" min   12.00 Jonamac     2¼" min   12.00 Jonathan     2¼" min   12.00 Red Delicious     2¼" min   12.00	MI Empire 2½" min    10-13.50     Gala  2½" min    12.00-16.50     G. Delic  2½" min    10-14.50     Jonamac  2½" min   13-13.50     Jonathan  2½" min   12-14.50     McIntosh 2½" min   10-14.50     Rome   2½" min       10-13.50     R. Delic  2½" min    11-14.50 NY Empire 2½" min                                14.50-15.50  McIntosh 2½"min  13.50-14.50  R. Delic  2½" min  14.50-15.50 MI U.S. Fancy    Empire 2½"min   11.50-12.00    McIntosh 2½" min   13.50-14    R. Delic 2¼" min 10.50-11.00	NY Comb U.S. ExFcy-Fcy     Rome 2½" up        14.00    R. Delic 2½" min  15.00 PA U.S. ExFcy    Golden Delicious        2½" min  14.00-15.00    Red Delicious         2½" min  14.00-15.00
Apples, cartons tray pack, U.S. ExFcy  (unless noted)	The intent of listing terminal market prices is to provide information available in the public domain.  It is not intended for price setting, only to assist growers in evaluating the value of their crops.  Producers need to remember that the prices listed are gross;  consideration must be given to other marketing costs, i.e. commission, handling charge, gate fees, and possible lumper fees.		NY Rome    56s        16.00  72s 16.00,   88s       16.00 NY Fancy Honeycrisp  80s    38.00,  100s   38.00 WV  Comb U.S. ExFcy-Fcy     G. Delic 138s 17.75 R. Delic 72s 13.00, 88s 13 125s 16.00, 138s 16.00
Apples, cartons cell pack U.S. ExFcy  (unless noted)	NY McIntosh     80s          24.00     96s          22.00     100s    13-13.50      120s         12.00	NY U.S. ExFcy     Cortland    80s              20.00                      100s   20.00-20.50     Empire      80s    18.50-19.00                      100s   19.00-19.50     McIntosh   80s    19.50-20.00                     100s    18.50-21.00	NY ExFancy McIntosh             100s             21.00 NY Fancy McIntosh   80s 18.00, 100s 17-17.50    140s   14.50
Apples, bushel cartons loose U.S. ExFcy   (unless noted)	IL U.S. Fancy   Red Delic   14.00	MI  Gala   2¾" up            15.00    Empire   3" min   13.00-14.00    G. Delic  2¾" up  13.00-15.00                   3" min   13.00-14.50    Idared     3" min   10.00-12.00    Jonagold  3" min            14.00     Jonathan  2¾" up           13.00    McIntosh 2¾" up      12-13.00                    3" min           10.00    R. Delic   2¾" up           15.00                     3" min  13.00-14.50    Rome      3" min   10.00-13.00	PA bins per 5 lb bag U.S. ExFcy Red Delic  2½" min   2.00
Grapes, cartons 12  1-pt cont/lids	MI Concord med 16.00-19.00		NY Concord            12.00