Jun 27, 2024Tree nut commodity groups receive USDA market promotion funds
Almonds, pistachios, pecans and walnuts are among the commodities receiving federal funds for promotion and market development funding.
The funding is part of $300 million allocated to 66 U.S. organizations under the USDA’s new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP), designed to build demand for American food and farm exports in high-potential markets worldwide.
Tree nut concerns include:
- Blue Diamond Growers/Almond Board of California, $10 million
- American Pistachio Growers/Cal-Pure Produce, $5 million
- California Walnut Commission, $7 million
- American Pecan Council, $1 million
- Hazelnut Marketing Board, $455,000
- California Agricultural Export Council, $1 million
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack authorized $1.2 billion in Commodity Credit Corp. funding in launching RAPP to help U.S. exporters expand their customer base beyond established markets, focusing on regions including Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia.
The full list of recipients is here.
