Pistachios Grown in California; Hearing on Proposed Amendment of Marketing Order No. 983

Fri, Jul 18 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to receive evidence on proposed amendments to Marketing Order No. 983 (order), which regulates the handling of pistachios grown in California. The amendments are proposed by the Administrative Committee for Pistachios (Committee), which is responsible for local administration of the order. The proposed amendments would: Expand the production area covered under the order to include Arizona and New Mexico in addition to California; authorize the Committee to reimburse handlers for a portion of their inspection and certification costs in certain situations; authorize the Committee to recommend research projects; modify existing order authorities concerning aflatoxin and quality regulations; modify the authority for interhandler transfers of order obligations; redesignate several sections of the order; remove previously suspended order provisions, and make other related changes.

In addition, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposes to make any

Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Use of Estimated Trade Demand To Compute Volume Regulation

Fri, Jul 18 2008 11:00:00 GMT

This rule invites comments on using an estimated trade demand figure to compute volume regulation percentages for 200809 crop Natural (sundried) Seedless (NS) raisins covered under the Federal marketing order for California raisins (order). The order regulates the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in California and is administered locally by the Raisin Administrative Committee (Committee). This rule would provide parameters for implementing volume regulation for 200809 crop NS raisins, if supplies are short, for the purposes of maintaining a portion of the industry's export markets and stabilizing the domestic market.

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Pistachios Grown in California; Hearing on Proposed Amendment of Marketing Order No. 983

Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Use of Estimated Trade Demand To Compute Volume Regulation