USA: Continuance Referendum on Hazelnuts Marketing Order
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service has directed that a referendum be conducted among eligible Oregon and Washington hazelnut growers to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing order regulating the handling of hazelnuts grown in Oregon and Washington. The referendum will be conducted from October 28 to November 18, 2024. Only current hazelnut growers who have grown hazelnuts within the designated production area during the period July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, are eligible to vote in this referendum.