The Pennsylvania judge ruled earlier this month that the US secretary of agriculture's action to ban clementine imports was 'rational, prudent and in accord with the applicable law'. The case had been brought by US importers of the Spanish fruit as well as their Spanish suppliers. The court found that Secretary Ann Veneman is seeking to implement a regulation for the speedy and 'safe' resumption of clementine imports from Spain and that she is 'proceeding conscientiously and within a reasonable time frame.' The news is likely to dismay the Spanish citrus lobby as it anxiously awaits a resolution to the ban ahead of the new season this autumn.
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