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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: July 17, 2024) |
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20. Department of Citrus |
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D20. Departmental |
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20-61. Maturity Tests - Processed Citrus |
1(1) The following “equivalent sizes” and minimum juice content requirements are established for the purpose of testing grapefruit for minimum juice content on the FMC 091 B mechanical extractor during the period August 1 through November 30 each year:
40“Equivalent Size”
42Minimum Juice Content
45Small (equivalent to standard
49August 1 – August 31
5435.000 lb. per box
58pack size 48 & smaller)
63September 1 – November 30
6836.610 lb. per box
72Medium (equivalent to standard
76August 1 – August 31
8133.500 lb. per box
85pack sizes 36 & 40)
90September 1 – November 30
9535.040 lb. per box
99Large (equivalent to standard
103August 1 – August 31
10832.000 lb. per box
112pack size 32 & larger)
117September 1 – November 30
12233.472 lb. per box
126(2) To determine the “equivalent size” for each sample, the following table shall be used:
141Lbs. in
143Number of Fruit in Sample
148Sample
149Small
150Medium
151Large
15220
15324 or more
15620 to 23
15919 or less
16221
16325 or more
16621 to 24
16920 or less
17222
17326 or more
17622 to 25
17921 or less
18223
18327 or more
18623 to 26
18922 or less
19224
19328 or more
19624 to 27
19923 or less
20225
20330 or more
20625 to 29
20924 or less
21226
21331 or more
21626 to 30
21925 or less
22227
22332 or more
22626 to 31
22925 or less
23228
23333 or more
23627 to 32
23926 or less
24229
24334 or more
24628 to 33
24927 or less
25230
25336 or more
25629 to 35
25928 or less
26231
26337 or more
26630 to 36
26929 or less
27232
27338 or more
27631 to 37
27930 or less
28233
28339 or more
28632 to 38
28931 or less
29234
29340 or more
29633 to 39
29932 or less
30235
30342 or more
30634 to 41
30933 or less
31236
31343 or more
31635 to 42
31934 or less
32237
32344 or more
32636 to 43
32935 or less
33238
33345 or more
33637 to 44
33936 or less
34239
34346 or more
34638 to 45
34937 or less
35240
35348 or more
35639 to 47
35938 or less
36241
36349 or more
36640 to 48
36939 or less
37242
37350 or more
37641 to 49
37940 or less
38243
38351 or more
38642 to 50
38941 or less
39244
39352 or more
39642 to 51
39941 or less
40245
40354 or more
40643 to 53
40942 or less
41246
41355 or more
41644 to 54
41943 or less
42247
42356 or more
42645 to 55
42944 or less
43248
43357 or more
43646 to 56
43945 or less
44249
44358 or more
44647 to 57
44946 or less
45250
45360 or more
45648 to 59
45947 or less
46251
46361 or more
46649 to 60
46948 or less
47252
47362 or more
47650 to 61
47949 or less
48253
48363 or more
48651 to 62
48950 or less
49254
49364 or more
49652 to 63
49951 or less
50255
50366 or more
50653 to 65
50952 or less
51256
51367 or more
51654 to 66
51953 or less
52257
52368 or more
52655 to 67
52954 or less
53258
53369 or more
53656 to 68
53955 or less
54259
54370 or more
54657 to 69
54956 or less
55260
55371 or more
55658 to 70
55957 or less
562Rulemaking Authority 564601.10(1), 565(7), 566601.11, 567601.24, 568601.25 FS. 570Law Implemented 572601.10(7), 573601.11, 574601.24, 575601.25 FS. 577History–Formerly 105-1.18(4), Amended 1-1-75, Formerly 20-61.08, Amended 10-19-86, 12-10-95.