Rule 22 Sep 2025 raisins, nuts, prunes, walnut import regulations, imports, agriculture, compliance, usda, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, dates, food grades and standards

🌰Imported Walnuts Regulation Changes by USDA

This direct final rule stays the regulation governing imports of walnuts in order to align it with regulations prescribed under the Federal marketing order regulating the handling of walnuts grown in California. This action is required under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended.

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Proposed Rule 12 Sep 2025 compliance, business regulation, marketing agreements, marketing, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, california, agriculture, dates

🌴Proposed Decrease in Assessment Rate for California Dates

This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the California Date Administrative Committee (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2024-2025 and subsequent crop years from $0.15 to $0.05 per hundredweight for domestic dates produced or packed in Riverside County, California. The proposed assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.

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