USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Proposes Increase in California Date Assessment Rate
June 18, 2026
June 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has proposed raising the assessment rate for domestic dates produced or packed in Riverside County, California, from $0.05 to $0.25 per hundredweight beginning with the 2025-2026 crop year. The proposal is intended to strengthen reserve funds used to administer the federal marketing order governing the industry.
The proposed rate increase would apply to handlers of dates regulated under . . .
The proposed rate increase would apply to handlers of dates regulated under . . .