This focused training covers the USDA’s final rule decreasing the assessment rate for California olives from $28 to $24 per ton, effective for the 2025 fiscal year and forward. Learn the latest compliance obligations for handlers, including calculation, payment, and documentation requirements. Discover how the California Olive Committee and AMS manage rate changes, and see the practical impact on your operations—especially for small businesses. Secure your understanding of industry standards and prevent costly compliance errors.
In this course you will learn the following:
* Understand the new assessment rate and its effective date.
* Identify compliance obligations for olive handlers under the amended marketing order.
* Recognize the process for future assessment rate modifications.
* Appreciate the economic and regulatory impacts of the rule, especially for small businesses.
* Understand the consequences of non-compliance with the marketing order.
