Agricultural Marketing Service

Final Organics Rule Published By USDA

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  • The new rule requires any operation that “produces or handles” organic agricultural products to be certified organic. 
  • The Organic Import Certificate will flow through the existing Organic Integrity Database which will serve as the single source of the certificate.
  • AMS has been working with the trade to create 10-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) breakouts for organic products.

The U.S. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service...

https://mfame.guru/final-organics-rule-published-by-usda/

Fertilizer shippers seek carrier reforms to address supply chain snags

Tank cars at rail yard

Fertilizer shippers are pressuring the Biden administration for transportation-related changes they say will help lower their costs and make them more competitive in world markets.

The industry’s recommendations, which include regulatory and other changes affecting trucking, rail and maritime, were in response to an information request published earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) in which the agency asked for help identifying issues...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fertilizer-shippers-seek-carrier-reforms-to-address-supply-chain-snags

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