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.
This action sets the salable quantity of Class 1 (Scotch) spearmint oil at 663,648 pounds with an allotment percentage of 29%, and the salable quantity of Class 3 (Native) spearmint oil at 678,980 pounds with an allotment percentage of 26%. The Far West Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee recommended this action to satisfy the needs of the spearmint oil market while limiting the possibility of oversupply.
The final rule was published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2024, and becomes effective June 24, 2024.
More information about the marketing order regulating the handling of spearmint oil produced in the Far West is available on the 985 Spearmint Oil webpage on the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) website.
Authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, marketing orders are industry-driven programs that help producers and handlers achieve marketing success by leveraging their own funds to design and execute programs that they would not be able to do individually. AMS provides oversight to fruit, vegetable, and specialty crops marketing orders and agreements to help ensure fiscal accountability and program integrity.
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