Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Increased Assessment Rate

Document 2025-16409 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on August 27, 2025, with an effective date of September 26, 2025. This final rule implements a recommendation from the Texas Valley Citrus Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2024-2025 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.03 to $0.04 per 7/10-bushel carton or equivalent of oranges and grapefruit grown in Texas. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/27/2025-16409/oranges-and-grapefruit-grown-in-lower-rio-grande-valley-in-texas-increased-assessment-rate.

No. Document 2025-16409 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.