US: USDA sets California almond continuance referendum dates

Published 2024년 12월 4일

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The USDA has announced a referendum for California almond growers to vote on the continuance of the Almond Board of California (ABC) marketing order, which is up for renewal every five years. The vote will take place from Dec. 4-20, and growers must have produced almonds between Aug. 1, 2023, and July 31, 2024, to be eligible. The marketing order may be terminated if less than two-thirds of the growers or the volume of almonds represented in the referendum do not favor continuance. The Agricultural Marketing Service will mail ballots to growers and will also allow electronic voting.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has scheduled dates for growers to vote on continuing the Almond Board of California. In a Nov. 8 notice to trade, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it plans to conduct a Dec. 4-20 California Almond Continuance Referendum among California almond growers. The vote is to determine growers’ level of support for continuing their federal marketing order. To be eligible to vote, growers must have produced almonds within the designated production area during the period of Aug. 1, 2023, to July 31, 2024. Notice of the referendum was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 8. USDA would consider termination of the marketing order if less than two-thirds of the growers voting in the referendum, or growers representing less than two-thirds of the volume of almonds represented in the referendum, favor continuance. The marketing order requires a continuance referendum every five years, according to a news release. The ...

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