Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Continuance Referendum

What it does

This notice directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible producers and importers of highbush blueberries to determine whether they favor continuance of the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) regulations regarding the National highbush blueberry research and promotion program.

The Agricultural Marketing Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

7 CFR 1218

What happens next and when

This referendum will be conducted by express mail and electronic ballot from July 13, 2026, through July 24, 2026. Ballots delivered to AMS via express mail or electronic ballot must show proof of delivery by no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 24, 2026, to be included in the vote tabulation. Eligible persons will receive a ballot through the mail and may cast it either through express mail or electronic ballot. To be eligible to vote, blueberry producers and importers must have produced or imported 2,000 pounds or more of highbush blueberries during January 1 through December 31, 2025, and must currently be subject to assessment under the Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order).

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket AMS-SC-26-0001 on Regulations.gov
• Title 7 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register