Voluntary prune plum diversion.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) For prune plums of the French variety, the Committee shall survey at least eight commercial prune dehydrators that are geographically (i) North Sacramento Valley, which includes the counties of Butte, Glenn, Shasta, and Tehama; (ii) South Sacramento, Napa, Sonoma, and Santa Clara Valleys, which includes the counties of Amador, Colusa, Lake, Placer, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba, Napa, Sonoma, San Benito, and Santa Clara; and (iii) San Joaquin Valley, which includes the counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare. (A) (B) (2) For prune plums of the non-French variety, the dryaway ratio shall be 1 pound for each 3.50 pounds of prune plums diverted. The prune-producing region for prune plums of non-French varieties is the State of California. (b) (1) Disposing of harvested prune plums under Committee supervision for nonhuman use at a location and in a manner satisfactory to the Committee; (2) Leaving unharvested the entire production of prune plums from a solid block of bearing trees designated by the producer applying for the diversion of removing prune plum trees prior to harvest; and/or (3) Such other diversions as may be authorized by the Committee and approved by the Secretary. (4) In accordance with § 993.62(c), eligible diversion shall not apply to prune plums, which would not, under normal producer practices, be dried and delivered to a handler. On or before July 20 of each crop year when the Committee recommends a reserve po

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 993.162