Fresh cranberries offer vibrant color, refreshing taste, and beneficial nutrients. Use them in a variety of sweet and savory dishes, creative cocktails and even décor.
Discovering new and delicious ways to add cranberries to your healthful diet!
Fresh cranberries offer vibrant color, refreshing taste, and beneficial nutrients. Use them in a variety of sweet and savory dishes, creative cocktails and even décor.
Discovering new and delicious ways to add cranberries to your healthful diet!
The CMC’s March Newsletter is now available for download. Inside you’ll find updates since the last issue including: CY18 First Quarter Summary Report 2019 Winter Meeting Summary MRL & Trade Policy Updates International & Domestic Marketing News Continuance Referendum Information
DetailsClick to download the latest CMC International Activity Calendar. (Revised February 2019)
DetailsThe CMC’s annual winter meeting will take place February 12 & 13, 2019 at the The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia. CMC 2019 February Meeting Agenda Digital Meeting Book 2019 Marketing Policy CMC 2019 February Meeting Presentations
DetailsThe Committee is hosting a conference call Monday, November 26 from noon to 12:30 p.m. Dial: 844-844-0065 Access Code: 369261# Click here to download the minutes from this meeting.
DetailsClick here to download the CMC’s October Newsletter. Inside you’ll find updates since the last issue including: Fourth Quarter Summary Report Trade Policy Updates Volume Regulation Updates
DetailsThe CMC will be hosting an open conference call Wednesday, October 10 at 11:00 a.m. EST. The agenda is as follows: Review recommendation for spending excess International dollars Review recommendations for applying for Agricultural Trade Program (ATP) funding Review new format for CMC budget Click here to download the minutes from this meeting. Call-in information Dial:…
DetailsClick here to access a proposed amendment to the Marketing Order No. 929, which would permit the CMC to add the authority to accept contributions from domestic sources. Contributed funds would be used solely for research and development activities authorized under the marketing order and would be free from any encumbrances as to their usage by the donor. A…
DetailsDownload the final 2018 Producer Allotment rule that was published in the Federal Register on September 12, 2018. You can also view the document online here.
The CMC’s September Newsletter is now available for download. Inside you’ll find updates since the last issue including: Summer Meeting Recap 2018/19 Domestic Marketing Plan 2018/19 International Marketing Plan 2018 Crop Year Estimates Trade Policy & MRL Updates New Committee Members
DetailsClick here to download the latest Marketing Policy, updated at the CMC annual summer meeting on August 15.
The CMC’s annual Summer Meeting will be held August 15 and 16, 2018 at the Westin Mount Laurel, 555 Fellowship Rd, Mount Laurel, New Jersey. The meetings will be held 8 am to 4 pm Wednesday and 8 am to 2 pm Thursday. If you would like more information, please contact Judy Mears at jmears@uscranberries.com. Click here…
DetailsThe Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) is pleased to announce members and alternates for the term beginning August 1, 2018 and running through July 31, 2020. CMC membership includes 13 members and nine alternate members from the U.S. cranberry industry who represent growers in each of four designated districts from the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Central and…
DetailsThe CMC’s July Newsletter is now available for download. Inside you’ll find updates since the last issue including: Volume Regulation Update 2018 SNA Annual National Conference Trade Policy Update Q3 Summary Reports
DetailsClick here to access the final rule to establish handler diversion and reporting requirements that was published in the Federal Register July 12, 2018. This is publication establishes the procedures handlers use to divert fruit through disposal or into noncompetitive outlets. The reporting requirements support the diversion procedures by providing the necessary documentation to help…
DetailsBelow is a link to a document containing frequently asked questions regarding the 2017-18 Handler Withhold Volume Regulation Final Rule. The text in red are the USDA responses to CMC/industry questions. Click to download the Handler Withhold Q&A document
DetailsClick here to download the June 2018 CMC Newsletter. Inside you’ll find updates since the last issue including: Volume Regulation Updates New CMC Website International Trade Policy & MRL Updates Q2 Summary Reports International & Domestic Marketing
DetailsClick here to access the proposed amendment to the Marketing Order No. 929, which would permit the CMC to add the authority to accept contributions from domestic sources. Comments for this proposal must be received by June 26, 2018. Instructions can be found within the document.
Download the proposed 2018 Producer Allotment rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 27, 2018. You can also view the document online here. Comments on the proposed rule must be received by May 29, 2018. Following the comment period, it will take 30-60 days for a final rule to be published.
Download the 2017 Handler Withholding Volume Regulation Final Rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2018. This is the USDA’s final decision on the 2017 Handler Withhold volume regulation and the rule will be implemented as published. You can also view the rule online here.
In preparation for a potential Producer Allotment, the CMC must initiate certain procedures including the mailing of a CMC-AL-1 form to all growers on record. All Growers must file a completed CMC-AL-1 form with the Committee by no later than April 6, 2018 to receive an allotment for the 2018 harvest. Download the 2018 AL-1…
DetailsDownload the CMC’s March Newsletter. Inside you’ll find updates since the last issue including: Volume Regulation Update 2018 Winter Meeting Recap 2017 Friendsgiving Results International Trade Policy & MRL Updates Q1 Summary Reports FNCE 2017 Recap International Marketing Breakdown
DetailsThe 2018 Winter Meeting took place February 12 & 13, 2018 in Arlington, VA. CMC 2018 Winter Final Minutes
DetailsA special in-person CMC meeting will be held Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 8 a.m., at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport to discuss the 2017 Handler Withholding proposed rule as published in the Federal Register on January 2, 2018. Click for hotel information and an updated meeting agenda (as of 1/16/18). There will NOT be…
DetailsEquivalencies Fruit Definitions Guidance for Disposal at Receiving Handler Withholding Conversion (Worksheet) Procedures for Inspections Processed Cranberry Conversion Sheet
DetailsThe CMC will be hosting an open conference call Friday, October 13 at 12:00 p.m. EST to discuss volume regulation details. Download call-in details. Oct 13 2017 Conf Call Minutes
Details3rd Party Confirmation Receipt – CONF Certification of Fruit Disposal – DISP Handler Withholding Appeal – APPL Handler Withholding Report – JUN HW Outlets for Excess Fruit Application – OUT Handler Final Withholding Report – AUG
DetailsClick here to download to download the CMC’s 2017 Handler Withhold recommendation and the 2018 Producer Allotment recommendation.
The CMC will be hosting an open conference call Friday, September 15 at 10:00 AM EST to discuss volume regulation. Please note there is an updated, toll-free dial-in number. Download call-in details. Sept 15 2017 Conf Call Minutes
DetailsThe CMC’s annual summer meeting will take place : Thursday, August 3 and Friday, August 4, 2017 in Long Beach, Washington. Click to download the meeting materials. CMC 2017 Summer Final Minutes
DetailsThe Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) welcomes Thomas O’Guinn, Ph.D., as its newest public member. O’Guinn is a consumer research expert and professor who earned doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in communications from University of Texas at Austin. He is the chair of the marketing department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business and also…
DetailsThe 2017 annual winter meeting was held February 16 and 17 at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City in Arlington, VA. Click here to download meeting materials. CMC 2017 Winter Final Minutes
DetailsToday’s Dietician The nutrition facts panel (NFP) is being updated for the first time since its introduction in the early 1990s. This special digital supplement deals with added sugar and presents a factual case for why nutrient-dense foods like cranberry should not be discounted. Talk to Consumers About “Added Sugar”
DetailsThe Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) held its annual summer meeting August 8 and 9 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. During this meeting Committee members and alternates were announced into their roles for the term beginning August 1, 2016 and running through July 31, 2018. CMC 2016-18 Members
DetailsThis study reports on the economic impact of the North American cranberry industry. The study entailed collection of primary data on cranberry production and processing from public sources and, in some cases, from proprietary sources on a confidential basis. These data were assimilated and interpreted to create a complete picture of the production and processing…
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