Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon; Decreased Assessment Rate

Document 2026-06375 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on April 2, 2026, with an effective date of May 4, 2026. This final rule implements a recommendation from the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Committee (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2025 fiscal period and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.20 to $0.17 per 50-pound bag or equivalent for sweet onions grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely until modified, suspended, or terminated. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/02/2026-06375/sweet-onions-grown-in-the-walla-walla-valley-of-southeast-washington-and-northeast-oregon-decreased.

No. Document 2026-06375 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.