US: USDA to conduct vote on hazelnut marketing order

게시됨 2024년 10월 10일

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a referendum among hazelnut growers in Oregon and Washington from Oct. 28 – Nov. 18, 2024, to gauge their support for continuing the federal marketing order. The referendum is a requirement every 10 years and will be conducted via mail. Growers must have produced hazelnuts between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, to be eligible to vote. The marketing order may be terminated if a majority of growers or the majority of hazelnut volume do not favor its continuance.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will conduct a referendum Oct. 28 – Nov. 18, 2024, among Oregon and Washington hazelnut growers to determine their level of support for continuing their federal marketing order. To be eligible to vote, growers must have produced hazelnuts within the designated production area during the period of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. Notice of the referendum was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 10, 2024. The marketing order requires USDA to conduct a continuance referendum within the first half of every 10-year period. USDA would consider termination of the marketing order if less than two-thirds of growers voting in the referendum, or growers of less than two-thirds of the volume of hazelnuts represented in the referendum, favor continuance of the program. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will mail ballots and voting instructions to all growers of record. Eligible growers who do not receive a ballot by Oct. ...

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