# U.S. Grade Standards for Pecans in the Shell and Shelled Pecans
> **Agricultural Marketing Service** · Final rule. · Published 2024-06-26 · Effective 2024-07-26 · 89 FR 53339
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-13584
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** Agricultural Marketing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 53339
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 51
- **Publication date:** 2024-06-26
- **Effective date:** 2024-07-26
- **USDA docket:** Doc. No. AMS-SC-21-0039
## Abstract

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the U.S. Standards for Grades of Pecans in the Shell and the U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Pecans by replacing the current grades with U.S. Extra Fancy, U.S. Fancy, U.S. Choice, and U.S. Standard grades. In addition, AMS is updating terminology, definitions, and defect scoring guides.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/26/2024-13584/us-grade-standards-for-pecans-in-the-shell-and-shelled-pecans)
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