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.