USDA Sets Dates for Peanut Promotion Research and Information Program Continuance Referendum

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it will conduct a referendum April 8-19, 2024, for eligible U.S. producers of peanuts to decide whether to continue their research and promotion program.

Persons who are engaged in the production and sale of peanuts at the time of the referendum and during the representative period of Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022, are eligible to vote. The order will continue if it is favored by a majority of producers voting in the referendum.

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