USA: Pecan Research and Promotion Program Continuance Referendum
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will conduct a referendum from May 10 to June 10, 2024, for eligible producers and importers of pecans to decide whether to continue their research and promotion program. Current producers that domestically produced 50,000 pounds of in-shell pecans (25,000 pounds of shelled pecans) and current importers that imported 50,000 pounds of in-shell pecans (25,000 pounds of shelled pecans) during the representative period of October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, are eligible to vote.
