The virtual meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee is being convened to examine the full spectrum of fruit and vegetable industry issues and provide recommendations and ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can tailor programs and services to better meet the needs of the U.S. produce industry.

Docket Number: AMS-SC-20-0014
Effective Date: April 1, 2021

Summary

This rule amends the Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order (Order) to increase the assessment rate from $0.35 to $0.41 per thousand board feet (mbf). The Order is administered by the Softwood Lumber Board (Board) with oversight by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This rule will also add the conversion factor for square meters to board feet and makes one conforming change.

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Docket Number: AMS-SC-20-0086
Effective date: February 25, 2021. Assessment collection on frozen mangos will discontinue on the effective date of this rule.
Comments due: Comments which are received by April 26, 2021 will be considered prior to issuance of any final rule.

Summary

Docket Number: AMS-SC-20-0062
Effective Date: March 26, 2021

Summary

This final rule suspends the reporting and assessment requirements prescribed under the marketing order regulating Irish potatoes grown in Washington. In a separate action, the State of Washington Potato Committee recommended termination of the marketing order. This final rule indefinitely suspends the reporting and assessment requirements of the marketing order during the period that USDA is processing the termination request.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is indefinitely suspending the reporting and assessment requirements for the marketing order regulating the handling of Irish potatoes grown in Washington.