Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
WASHINGTON, October 11, 2024 — The U.S.
USDA Announces Availability of New Agricultural Transportation Data
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service today announced the launch of the Fertilizer Transportation Dashboard and a Pacific Northwest Barge Rate Data Series on the Agricultural Transportation Open Data Platform (AgTransport). The enhancements help build resilience in the agrifood supply chain by providing needed visibility into transportation markets through publicly available data.
USDA Announces Certifications and Awards to Provide Official Services Under the U.S. Grain Standards Act
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces that the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and the Washington State Department of Agriculture are certified to provide official inspection services at export port locations under delegated authority of the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA).
USDA to Conduct Vote on Hazelnut Marketing Order
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.
Interim Report: Competition and Fair Practices in Meat Merchandising
On October 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued “Interim Report: Competition and Fair Practices in Meat Merchandising.”
Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Continuance Referendum
Docket Number: AMS-SC-24-0040
Dates: The referendum will be conducted from October 28 through November 18, 2024. Only current hazelnut growers who have grown hazelnuts within the designated production area during the period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, are eligible to vote in this referendum.
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USDA Alerts Produce Sellers: Know Your Buyer
The USDA Agricultural Market Service’s Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division (PACA) has received information that various entities and individuals may be falsely representing themselves as current PACA licensees and legitimate purchasers in the industry – ordering produce, arranging its pick-up and transport, and not paying for that produce.
November 4, 2024 - Kosher and Halal Prospective Vendor Outreach Meeting
Join us for a Virtual Kosher and Halal New Vendor Webinar on November 4, 2024 / 11 AM - 2 PM, EST.
The Office of the Secretary and the Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Program will hold a virtual meeting to discuss kosher and halal commodity purchase programs.
National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Meeting - Omaha, NE
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will meet to discuss substances petitioned for addition to or deletion from the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List), substances due to sunset from the National List in 2027, and recommendations on organic policies.