[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 8] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR996] [Page 721] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 996_MINIMUM QUALITY AND HANDLING STANDARDS FOR DOMESTIC AND Sec. 996.17 Quota year. Quota year means the 12-month period beginning January 1 and ending December 31 of the same year for peanuts produced in Mexico and the 12- month period beginning April 1 and ending March 31 of the following year for Argentina and other countries, or other such periods as may be prescribed by the U.S. Customs Service.