[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 8]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR984.48]

[Page 582]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 984_WALNUTS GROWN IN CALIFORNIA--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec. 984.48  Marketing estimates and recommendations.

    (a) Each marketing year the Board shall hold a meeting, prior to 
September 20, for the purpose of recommending to the Secretary a 
marketing policy for such year. Each year such recommendation shall be 
adopted by the affirmative vote of at least six members of the Board and 
shall include the following, and where applicable, on a kernelweight 
basis:
    (1) Its estimate of the orchard-run production in the area of 
production for the marketing year;
    (2) Its estimate of the handler carryover on August 1 of inshell and 
shelled walnuts;
    (3) Its estimate of the merchantable and substandard walnuts in the 
production;
    (4) Its estimate of the trade demand for such marketing year for 
shelled and inshell walnuts, taking into consideration trade carryover, 
imports, prices, competing nut supplies, and other factors;
    (5) Its recommendation for desirable handler carryover of inshell 
and shelled walnuts on July 31 of each marketing year;
    (6) Its recommendation as to the free and reserve percentages to be 
established for walnuts;
    (7) Its recommendation of the percentage of reserve walnuts that may 
be exported pursuant to Sec. 984.56, when it determines that the 
quantity of reserve walnuts that may be exported should be limited;
    (8) Its opinion as to whether grower prices are likely to exceed 
parity; and
    (9) Its recommendation for change, if any, in grade and size 
regulations.
    (b) [Reserved]

[39 FR 35330, Oct. 1, 1974; 39 FR 35999, Oct. 7, 1974, as amended at 41 
FR 31543, July 29, 1976]