Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Increased Assessment Rate

Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Increased Assessment Rate
 
Docket Number: AMS-SC-16-0050
Effective Date: October 28, 2016
 
Summary
This rule implements a recommendation from the Washington Apricot Marketing Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2016-17 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.75 to $1.40 per ton of Washington apricots handled under the marketing order. The Committee, which is composed of growers and handlers, locally administers the order which regulates the handling of apricots grown in designated counties in Washington. Assessments upon apricot handlers are used by the Committee to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The fiscal period begins April 1 and ends March 31. The assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
 
Contact
Dale Novotny, Marketing Specialist
or Gary D. Olson, Regional Director
Northwest Marketing Field Office
Marketing Order and Agreement Division
Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA
Telephone: (503) 326-2724
Fax: (503) 326-7440
 
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