Posted July 17, 2014
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a
final rule, without change, an interim rule that exempted red types of potatoes
from minimum quality, maturity, pack, marking, and inspection requirements of
the Washington potato marketing order and the potato import regulation for the
2013-2014 and subsequent fiscal periods.
The rule also continues the action that required handlers of
red types of potatoes to submit reports when those red types of potatoes are
exempt from regulation. This rule is intended to reduce overall industry
expenses and increase net returns to producers and handlers, which gives the
industry an opportunity to explore alternative marketing strategies.
The effective date is July 21, 2014.
The Federal Register is available here.
