WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a rule called: Onions Grown in South Texas; Temporary Suspension of Continuance Referendum.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on May 26 by Erin Morris, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.

Summary: This interim final rule temporarily suspends the continuance referendum requirement under the Federal marketing order for South Texas onions. The continuance referendum scheduled for 2026 overlaps with the formal rulemaking process to amend the marketing order that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) commenced via a notice of hearing published on January 23, 2026. This suspension delays the enforcement of the continuance referendum requirement to give pr...