Meeting Announcement: Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards

Today, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced the dates for the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards (ACUCS). The purpose of the meeting is to make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture on the establishment, revision or change of the Universal Standards for American Upland Cotton.

The meeting will be held in person in Memphis, Tenn. on the following days:

USDA Establishes Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages of Scotch and Native Spearmint Oil for the 2024-2025 Marketing Year

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a final rule establishing the quantity of each class of spearmint oil produced in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and parts of Nevada and Utah (Far West) that handlers may purchase from, or handle on behalf of, producers during the 2024-2025 marketing year.

Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2024-2025 Marketing Year

Docket Number: AMS-SC-23-0068
Effectove Date: June 24, 2024

Summary

This rule establishes salable quantities and allotment percentages for Class 1 (Scotch) and Class 3 (Native) spearmint oil produced in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and parts of Nevada and Utah (Far West) for the 2024-2025 marketing year. This rule also removes references to past volume regulations no longer in effect.

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The Agricultural Marketing Service partners with the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to supply food to communities across the world through programs such as Food for Peace, Food for Progress, and McGovern-Dole. These food donations help provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to the world’s most vulnerable and hardest to reach people. 

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