Updates to the Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 10, 2026. Document 2026-04694. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.
- What it does
This final rule implements updates to the Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order (Order). The updates increase the mandatory assessment rate from 5 cents per hundredweight of popcorn to 6 cents to reflect the present rate, which was administratively increased in 2001 and has been charged of processors ever since. Additionally, subpart C is added to the Order, which prescribes late payment and interest charges on past due assessments.
The Agricultural Marketing Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Agricultural Marketing Service has published 22 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 22 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective April 9, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
- Check it yourself
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-04694 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Agriculture Department; Agricultural Marketing Service |
| Published | March 10, 2026 |
| Effective date | April 9, 2026 |
| Docket | AMS-SC-24-0038 |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register