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March 10, 2021
On March 9, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced suspension of the South Texas Onion Marketing Order provisions. This action is a result of a referendum held by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service concerning continuance of the marketing order.
According to an AMS release, in the referendum, held Sept. 21 through Oct. 13, 57 percent of south Texas onion producers, representing 53 percent of the volume produced by those voting, favored continuing the marketing order. For the marketing order to continue, two-thirds or more of producers voting, or producers representing the production of two-thirds or more of the volume produced, needed to vote in favor of continuance.
USDA announces suspension of Washington Irish Potato reporting and assessment requirements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is indefinitely suspending the reporting and assessment requirements for the marketing order regulating the handling of Irish potatoes grown in Washington.
The Washington potato industry utilized federal marketing order handling regulations until 2014, when it chose to suspend mandatory inspection services on product in interstate commerce. In June 2020, the Washington Potato Committee voted to terminate Marketing Order No. 946 and to suspend the collection of handler reports and assessments in the interim.
A proposed rule concerning this action was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 13, 2020 with a 60-day public comment period ending on Dec. 14, 2020.
Producers of Florida citrus vote to continue federal marketing order
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that fresh citrus producers voted to continue the marketing order regulating the handling of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and pummelos grown in Florida. The marketing order requires a continuance referendum be held every six years.
In a referendum held Oct. 19 to Nov. 9, 2020, 99% of producers, representing 94% of volume produced, voted in favor of continuing the marketing order. For the marketing order to continue, two-thirds of the producers voting in the referendum, or two-thirds of the fresh citrus volume represented in the referendum, needed to vote in favor.