Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West

Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2016-2017 Marketing Year
 
Docket Number: AMS-FV-15-0074
Effective Date: June 16, 2016
 
Summary
This rule implements a recommendation from the Far West Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee (Committee) to establish the quantity of spearmint oil produced in the Far West, by class, that handlers may purchase from, or handle on behalf of, producers during the 2016-2017 marketing year, which begins on June 1, 2016. The Far West production area includes the states of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon, and designated parts of Nevada and Utah. This rule establishes salable quantities and allotment percentages for Class 1 (Scotch) spearmint oil of 958,711 pounds and 45 percent, respectively, and for Class 3 (Native) spearmint oil of 1,209,546 pounds and 50 percent, respectively. The Committee locally administers the marketing order for spearmint oil produced in the Far West and recommended these salable quantities and allotment percentages to help maintain stability in the spearmint oil market.
 
Contact
Dale Novotny, Marketing Specialist or Gary Olson, Regional Director
Northwest Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division
Telephone: (503) 326-2724
Facsimile: (503) 326-7440
 
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