Increased Assessment Rate: Onions Grown in South Texas
Docket Number: AMS-SC-23-0086
Comments Due: May 24, 2024
Summary
This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the South Texas Onion Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2023-2024 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.05 to $0.08 per 50-pound container or equivalent for South Texas onions. The proposed assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
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