The California table grape industry welcomed renewed momentum toward advancing the Farm Bill through the House Agriculture Committee with the approval of H.R. 7567, restoring regular order to the legislative process and emphasizing the importance of ensuring specialty crops remain a central part of the discussion.
“California table grape growers compete in a global marketplace while supplying families across the United States with fresh, healthy fruit,” said Ian LeMay, president of the California Table Grape Commission. “A Farm Bill that reflects the needs of the specialty crop sector is essential to maintaining that competitiveness. We are encouraged to see forward progress and a return to regular order that gives growers the opportunity to be heard.”
About the California Table Grape Commission
The California Table Grape Commission represents California table grape growers which produces 99 percent of commercially grown table grapes in the U.S.