Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington

Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Increased Assessment Rate
 
Docket Number: AMS-SC-16-0077
Effective Date: December 21, 2016
 
Summary
This rule implements a recommendation from the Washington Cherry Marketing Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2016-2017 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.15 to $0.25 per ton of Washington cherries handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order and is comprised of growers and handlers of cherries operating within the production area. Assessments upon cherry handlers are used by the Committee to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the marketing order. The fiscal period begins April 1 and ends March 31. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended or terminated.
 
Contact
Teresa Hutchinson or Gary D. Olson
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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