Cranberry Industry Applauds Recent U.S.-UK Tariff Agreement
The U.S. cranberry industry welcomes the news of an agreement to remove Section 232 tariffs in the United Kingdom as a result of the settling of the long-standing steel and aluminum dispute. Since 2018, U.S. cranberry concentrate has faced a 25 percent retaliatory...
CMC Newsletter
The CMC's March 22 Newsletter is now available. Inside you'll find updates since the last issue including: 2022 Winter Meeting Recap CY 2021 Q1 Summary Report MRL & Trade Policy Update New Committee Members International Marketing Promotion FAIR Evaluation...
Cranberry Marketing Committee Appoints New Executive Director
Cranberry Marketing Committee Appoints New Executive Director The Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel “Danny” E. Raulerson as its Executive Director effective March 23, 2022. His hiring is the culmination of an...
2022 Committee Elections
2022 Committee Elections 2022 is an election year for the CMC’s board, which is composed of 7 voting and 5 alternate members representing major cooperative growers; 6 voting and 4 alternate members representing independent growers; and 1 public voting member and 1...
CMC Annual Winter Meeting 2022
The CMC’s annual winter meeting will take place Thursday, February 24 and Friday, February 25, 2022. This will be a hybrid-style meeting which will entail an in-person option at the Renaissance Orlando Airport Hotel in Orlando, FL and a virtual participation option...
December 13, 2021 Committee Meeting
The Cranberry Marketing Committee will be hosting a full Committee meeting on December 13, 2021 at 11 a.m. (EST). Topics for discussion include details of the February Committee Meeting and in-country representation in China. If you would like to attend this...
Executive Director Michelle Hogan Retiring in December
After 32 years of dedicated service to the cranberry industry, Michelle Hogan has announced her retirement effective December 31, 2021. While this was not a decision that was made lightly, Michelle is very much looking forward to spending more quality time in Florida...
Committee Strategic Plan Update
The CMC will be hosting an open Zoom meeting on Thursday, July 15 at 3:00 p.m. EST. The agenda will be to discuss the long-range strategic plan developed by Volition Partners. If you would like to participate in the call, please contact Karen Cahill at...
Annual Summer Meeting
The CMC’s annual summer meeting will take place Monday, August 9 and Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Due to COVID-19, we are planning to host a hybrid-style meeting which will entail an in-person option at the Radisson Blue Mall of America hotel in Minneapolis, MN and a...
Committee Meeting
The CMC will be hosting an open Zoom meeting on Tuesday, April 6 at 1:00 p.m. EST. The agenda will be to discuss a social media training proposal submitted by Volition Partners. If you would like to participate in the call, please contact Karen Cahill at...
2021 Annual Winter Meeting
The CMC's annual winter meeting was held virtually on Wednesday, February 10 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (EST). Agenda Pre-recorded presentations: International Marketing MRL Update Tariff Update Digital Meeting Book CMC 2021 Winter Minutes...
Virtual Committee Meeting – 12/10
The Committee will be holding a virtual meeting to discuss: logistics of its 2021 winter meeting, ongoing Amazon promotion, Nominating Committee update, and the Scientific Activation Plan. The call will take place Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 10:00 AM (EST). If you...
Cranberries Sizzle During the Fall
Originally printed in the October 2020 issue of Produce Business. Cranberries and autumn accompany each other, making the season ideal to promote the original American super-fruit. The largest fresh cranberry selling period begins in early November, leading to...
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
In early September 2020, President Trump and USDA Secretary Perdue announced up to an additional $14 billion for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Signup will begin September 21 and run through...
2020-2022 CMC Membership
At its annual summer meeting August 11, 2020, the Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) announced new membership for the term beginning August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2022. CMC is a federal marketing order that promotes the worldwide consumption of U.S....
Clinical Study Update
The abstract of the H.Pylori study has been published and the final electronic version will be out very soon. In order to understand the details of the results, we will be hosting a Zoom webinar meeting on Monday, August 17, 2020 at 3:00 pm ET. If you plan to...
2020 Annual Summer Meeting
The CMC's annual summer meeting was held virtually on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. (EST). Agenda Pre-Recorded Presentations: EU MRL Global MRLs Tariffs International Marketing Digital Meeting Book 2020 Budget as updated in the meeting 2020 Marketing Policy...
Virtual Committee Meeting
The Committee will be holding a virtual meeting to discuss logistics of its summer meeting. The call will take place Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 10:00 AM (EST). If you would like to participate please email kcahill@uscranberries.com for login information.
2020 Winter Meeting
The CMC’s annual winter meeting will take place February 6 & 7, 2020 at the Renaissance Orlando Airport Hotel in Orlando, Florida. February 2020 Meeting Overview February 2020 Agenda Digital Meeting Book Meeting Presentations CMC 2020 Winter Minutes Final
MFP Grower Payment Follow-Up
This notice is a follow-up to our original Market Facilitation Program Tariff Relief Payment notification in August. As you know, President Trump authorized USDA to provide up to $14.5 billion in direct payments through MFP for 2019 to assist impacted producers, which...
EEE Update from the CDC
As it is currently harvest season, and many of our members are in areas where EEE may be of concern, the CDC has asked that we share the following information. There have been numerous media reports about EEE virus disease in the last few days. We (the CDC) are...
2019 Marketing Policy
Click to download the latest Marketing Policy, updated at the CMC annual summer meeting on August 19.
2019 Summer Meeting
The CMC’s annual summer meeting will take place August 19 & 20 at Hotel 1620 Plymouth Harbor, 180 Water Street, Plymouth, Mass. Click here for a meeting Overview and Agenda. Meeting materials and presentations can be downloaded here.
MFP Tariff Relief Payments
The USDA has announced that direct cranberry grower payments under the Market Facilitation Program for tariff relief have opened as of Monday, July 29, 2019. Sign-up for the program goes through December 6, 2019. The first step is for growers to fill out an...
Continuance Referendum Passes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that cranberry growers recently voted to continue their federal marketing order program for Cranberries Grown in States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota,...