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On January 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released domestic commodity invitation for offer to sell Tree Nuts to the AMS Master Solicitation for use in the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs. The invitation for bids is part of the Food Purchase and Distribution Program and is designed to assist the industry in response to trade damage from the recent “unjustified tariff retaliation” from other countries.
BID INVITATION OVERVIEW
TREE NUT, SOLICITATION NO. 2000005850
The invitation for bids opened January 17, 2019. You must submit all offers by February 7, 2019 in order to be eligible. The acceptance of the offers will be announced by midnight, Thursday, February 28, 2019. Deliveries are to be made between April 1, 2019 and June 30, 2019.
During the announcement, the United States Department of Agriculture outlined additional information requested and eligibility requirements. Please see the following document, attached below, for the official bid invitation for Tree Nuts.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please feel free to contact the American Pecan Council office at (817) 916-0020, or email industry@americanpecan.com. You may also find additional information on the AMS USDA website (https://www.ams.usda.gov/).
View Tree Nut Solicitation on USDA Website
Click Here to Access a PDF Version of the USDA Tree Nut Solicitation
During the December General Council meeting, the American Pecan Council unanimously approved a resolution honoring the profound contribution and legacy of the late Benjamin Meek Littlepage, by declaring September 24th “Ben Littlepage Day.” Mr. Littlepage was a bigger-than-life pecan-grower and a gentle giant in the industry, whose participation within a variety of organizations has helped the industry succeed across the pecan belt. We are grateful for Ben Littlepage and hope you’ll join in celebrating his life and legacy, annually on the 24th day of September.
Please click here to view a certified true copy of the resolution
Farmers and ranchers in seven additional Georgia counties are now available for assistance to address damage to working lands and livestock mortality because of Hurricane Michael through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
The southwest Georgia counties added to those eligible for this assistance are: Crisp, Grady, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell, Thomas and Worth. Including these counties, a series of special sign-ups for agricultural livestock mortality and carcass disposal is being conducted for 13 counties designated under the Individual Assistance Declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The first sign-up period ends October 26, 2018. A second sign-up period will end November 16, 2018.
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The American Pecan Council (APC) sends industry’s thoughts and prayers to those affected by Hurricane Michael. We have been in contact with USDA and FEMA to ensure that the APC remains in the loop so that we in turn can forward any assistance information to industry. USDA has posted an informational page that provides pertinent information which you may find useful: https://www.usda.gov/topics/disaster/storms. In the meantime, if you need any assistance, please call the Council office at (817) 916-0020.
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On August 27, 2018, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would take to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation. As part of those actions, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service announces the Food Purchase of up to $16,034,000 under the authority of Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Products to be procured include but are not limited to:
