USDA to amend the federal marketing order for California walnuts in the US

Published 2023년 6월 8일

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that California walnut producers have passed amendments to their federal marketing order, effective from June 07, 2023. These amendments aim to eliminate mandatory inspection and certification for inshell and shelled walnuts, establish a new mechanism for handler assessments, and increase oversight with the authority to charge interest for late payments. Over two-thirds of the growers or those representing two-thirds of the walnut volume supported these changes. These amendments are part of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, which allows producers and handlers to use their funds to enhance marketing efforts.

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June 07, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that producers of walnuts grown in California voted to amend their federal marketing.The amendments will eliminate mandatory inspection and certification of inshell and shelled walnuts, and of shelled walnuts for processing; create a new mechanism for determining and collecting handler assessments; add authority to charge interest for late payments; establish an assessment rate of $0.0125 per inshell pound of walnuts; expand the definition of “to handle” to include “receive”; and remove volume control authority. In addition, conforming changes necessary to effectuate the amendments to the marketing order will be made.The amendments were supported by more than two-thirds of the growers voting in the referendum, or by those representing at least two-thirds of the volume of walnuts grown by those voting in the referendum.More information about the marketing order is available on the 984 California Walnuts ...

Source: Producebluebook