Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, California; Increased Assessment Rate
Key claim: The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service proposes increasing the assessment rate for domestic dates produced or packed in Riverside County, California from $0.05 to $0.25 per hundredweight for the 2025-2026 crop year and beyond.
Abstract
(Proposed Rule · Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service) This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the California Date Administrative Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2025-2026 crop year and subsequent crop years from $0.05 to $0.25 per hundredweight for domestic dates produced or packed in Riverside County, California. The proposed assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely until modified, suspended, or terminated.
Why this matters
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service proposes increasing the assessment rate for domestic dates produced or packed in Riverside County, California from $0.05 to $0.25 per hundredweight for the 2025-2026 crop year and beyond.