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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

The CMC’s December 2019 Newsletter is now available for download.  Inside you’ll find updates since the last issue including: Trade Agreements GSAR-1 Forms MFP Tariff Relief MRL Updates EU Duty Suspension USDA Bog Tour   Archives October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 June 2019 March 2019    

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 is in line with the estimated impacts of the retaliatory tariffs on –…

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 actively working with states to…

Click to download the latest Marketing Policy, updated at the CMC annual summer meeting on August 19.

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.

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 application with USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). Growers should call their…

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, Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in the State of New York. In the referendum held May 6-28, 2019, 79 percent…

What do cranberries and rowers have in common?  They both float, of course!  And beginning this summer, the Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) is pleased to be teaming up with USRowing to provide their athletes with access to America’s Original Superfruit®.   The CMC has been supplying USRowing’s elite athletes with snack-sized packets of dried cranberries…

Download the notification of a Continuance Referendum that was published in the Federal Register on April 18, 2019. You can also view the document online here.

The 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 Feb 2019 Winter Meeting Minutes

The 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.   

The 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:…

Click 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…

Download 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.

Click here to download the latest Marketing Policy, updated at the CMC annual summer meeting on August 15.

The CMC’s annual Summer Meeting was held August 15 and 16, 2018 at the Westin Mount Laurel, 555 Fellowship Rd, Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Click here to download the electronic board book for the annual summer meeting. 2018 Summer Meeting Minutes

The 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…

Click 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…

Below 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

Click 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…

The 2018 Winter Meeting took place February 12 & 13, 2018 in Arlington, VA. CMC 2018 Winter Final Minutes

A 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…

Equivalencies Fruit Definitions Guidance for Disposal at Receiving Handler Withholding Conversion (Worksheet) Procedures for Inspections Processed Cranberry Conversion Sheet

The 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

3rd 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

Click 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

The 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

The 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…

The 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

Download a special supplement in Today’s Dietitian, funded by the Cranberry Institute. How to Talk to Consumers About Added Sugar

The 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

This 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…