Atlanta, Ga – Today, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced that Georgia citrus growers voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Market Order proposed by the Georgia Citrus Commodity Commission. Established in 2023 to support Georgia’s burgeoning citrus industry, the Citrus Commodity Commission will collect a two tenths of cent per pound assessment on marketed Georgia citrus which will be used to fund research, education, and promotion efforts to support the industry. This is the commission’s first approved Market Order, and ninety four percent of citrus growers voted in favor.
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Georgia Department of Agriculture
Tyler J Harper, Commissioner
19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Fri, Jun 7 2024
Georgia Citrus Growers Overwhelmingly Pass Citrus Commodity Commission Market Order
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About the Georgia Citrus Commission
In 2023, at the request of Georgia citrus growers, the Georgia legislature created the Georgia Agriculture Commodity Commission for Citrus (Georgia Citrus Commission) HB545, which was signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp. The Commodity Promotion Act allows the Citrus Commission to develop a Marketing Order that enables the assessment of citrus fruit packed and marketed to support the Commission.
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Tyler J Harper, Commissioner
19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30334