Filberts/Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Establishment of Interim and Final Free and Restricted Percentages for the 1995-96 Marketing Year

The Department of Agriculture (Department) is adopting as a final rule, without change, the provisions of an interim final rule which established interim and final free and restricted percentages for domestic inshell filberts/hazelnuts for the 1995-96 marketing year under the Federal marketing order for filberts/hazelnuts grown in Oregon and Washington. The percentages allocate the quantity of domestically produced filberts/hazelnuts which may be marketed in the domestic inshell market. The percentages are intended to stabilize the supply of domestic inshell filberts/hazelnuts to meet the limited domestic demand for such filberts/hazelnuts and provide reasonable returns to producers. This rule was recommended unanimously by the Filbert/Hazelnut Marketing Board (Board), which is the agency responsible for local administration of the order.