AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: RAISINS PRODUCED FROM GRAPES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA; SECRETARY'S DECISION AND REFERENDUM ORDER ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO MARKETING ORDER NO. 989

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a proposed rule called: Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Secretary's Decision and Referendum Order on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Order No. 989.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 11 by Erin Morris, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.

Summary: This decision proposes amendments to Marketing Order No. 989 (Order), which regulates the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in California and provides producers with the opportunity to vote in a referendum to determine if they favor the proposed changes. The Raisin Administrative Committee, which locally administers the Order, recommended amendments that would r...