The Federal Register of May 9th outlines a proposal to allow Taiwanese
growers to export Phalaenopsis in approved growing media to the United
States without the normal bare-rooting procedures. The approval would be
limited to Taiwan and to the genus Phalaenopsis. I do not see anywhere in
the proposal any restrictions on the size of plants allowed in. We have been
contacted by concerned member/commercial phalaenopsis growers and would like
to hear from any member who feels their business will be impacted either
negatively or positively by this proposal. Submissions must be made by June
9th so time is of the essence. Please e-mail me ) or Fax to
561 404 2045.