Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA Orders a Referendum Concerning Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington

On October 10, 2024, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a referendum order for eligible Oregon and Washington hazelnut growers to determine whether growers favor continuance of the marketing order that regulates the handling of hazelnuts in Oregon and Washington. 

The referendum will be conducted from October 28, 2024, through November 18, 2024. Only current hazelnut growers who have grown hazelnuts within the designated production area during the period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, are eligible to vote in this referendum.

Ballots will be mailed to all hazelnut growers of record and may also be obtained from the referendum agents or their appointees.

Read the Referendum Order and Marketing Order.

Advocacy contact: Send an email to Shanerika Flemings at shanerika.flemings@sba.gov.