AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE ISSUES RULE: PEARS GROWN IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON; INCREASED ASSESSMENT RATE FOR FRESH PEARS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a rule called: Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Increased Assessment Rate for Fresh Pears.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 15 by Erin Morris, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.

Summary: This final rule implements a recommendation from the Fresh Pear Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2024-2025 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.468 to $0.516 per 44-pound standard box or equivalent for fresh "summer/fall" pears and fresh "winter" pears grown in Oregon and Washington. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.

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