WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a notice called: 2025/2026 Rates Charged for AMS Services.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 29 by Melissa Bailey, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.

Summary: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the 2025/2026 rates it will charge for voluntary grading, inspection, certification, auditing, and laboratory services for a variety of agricultural commodities including meat and poultry, fruits and vegetables, eggs, dairy products, rice, and cotton and tobacco. The 2025/2026 regular, overtime, holiday, and laboratory services rates will be applied at the beginning of the crop year, fiscal year or as required by law d...