Onions Grown in South Texas; Temporary Suspension of Continuance Referendum

What it does

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 precedence to the formal rulemaking process, which may include a producer referendum. In addition, if the marketing order is amended, this temporary suspension provides industry time to operate under the amended marketing order before the next scheduled continuance referendum.

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:

7 CFR 959

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 May 26, 2026, 7 CFR 959.84(d) is stayed through January 1, 2032. Comments received by June 25, 2026, will be considered prior to issuance of a final rule.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket AMS-SC-25-0815 on Regulations.gov
• Title 7 on eCFR

The record as published

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