Docket Number: AMS-SC-24-0050
Dates: The referendum will be conducted from December 4 through December 20, 2024. Only current growers of almonds within the production area that grew almonds during the period August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024, are eligible to vote in this referendum. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide the option for ballots to be returned electronically. Further detail will be provided in the ballot instructions. Ballots returned via express mail or electronic mail must show proof of delivery by no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on December 20, 2024, to be counted.
Summary
This document directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible almond growers to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing order regulating the handling of almonds grown in California.
Contact
Peter Sommers, Marketing Specialist, or Abigail Maharaj, Branch Chief, West Region Branch, Market Development Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 2202 Monterey Street, Suite 102B, Fresno, CA 93721-3129; Telephone: (559) 487-5901, or Email: Peter.Sommers@usda.gov or Abigail.Maharaj@usda.gov.
Supporting Documents