Producers of Florida Citrus Vote to Continue Federal Marketing Order
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that fresh citrus producers voted to continue the marketing order regulating the handling of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and pummelos grown in Florida. The marketing order requires a continuance referendum be held every six years.
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USDA Announces South Texas Onion Referendum Results
The South Texas Onion Committee will hold a virtual public meeting January 13, 2021 via Zoom to discuss results of the continuance referendum conducted Sept. 21 through Oct. 13, 2020. Referendum results show the marketing order is not favored by two-thirds of the producers voting, or by two-thirds of the representative onion volume, which is required for the program to continue.
Training on the new Agriculture Trade Licensing & Attestation Solution System
The ATLAS system went live on May 6, 2021, and will eventually replace the current electronic trade certification system (eTDE). Current eDOCS/eTDE users can access the ATLAS system using their current eAuthentication account. If users need an e
AMS Continues Transition to New Data Source to Improve Market News Reporting Accuracy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is continuing its transition to the Department of Homeland Security Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) International Trade Data System (ITDS) for commodity movement reporting. The data was available to the public beginning Jan. 4, 2021.