Updates to the Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order
This final rule implements updates to the Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order (Order). The updates increase the mandatory assessment rate from 5 cents per hundredweight of popcorn to 6 cents to reflect the present rate, which was administratively increased in 2001 and has been charged of process
| Agency | Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service |
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| Document type | Rule |
| Published | 2026-03-10 |
| Summary | This final rule implements updates to the Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order (Order). The updates increase the mandatory assessment rate from 5 cents per hundredweight of popcorn to 6 cents to reflect the present rate, which was administratively increased in 2001 and has been charged of processors ever since. Additionally, subpart C is added to the Order, which prescribes late payment and interest charges on past due assessments. |
| Document number | 2026-04694 |
| Official record | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/10/2026-04694/updates-to-the-popcorn-promotion-research-and-consumer-information-order |