USDA has issued a proposed rule and invites comments on adding the state of Arkansas as a primary peanut-producing state under the Peanut Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order). The Order is administered by the National Peanut Board with oversight by USDA. Comments on the proposed rule must be received by Jan. 22, 2014.
Under the Order, primary peanut producing states must maintain a three-year average production of at least 10,000 tonnes of peanuts. Arkansas’s peanut production meets this requirement.
Primary peanut-producing states also have a seat on the Board, and this proposal would add a seat on the Board for the state of Arkansas. The Board recommended this action to ensure that the Board’s representation reflects changes in the geographical distribution of the production of peanuts.
