Potato Farmers Face Nickel-and-Dime Fee Increase from Feds
Published Date: 9/22/2025
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Summary
Potato growers in certain Idaho counties and Malheur County, Oregon, will pay a bit more in fees starting in 2024. The fee goes up from $0.002 to $0.003 per hundredweight of potatoes handled, helping support the potato industry. This new rate sticks around until it’s changed or stopped in the future.
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Potato Grower Assessment Rate Hike
If you grow Irish potatoes in certain designated counties in Idaho or in Malheur County, Oregon, the industry assessment you pay increases from $0.002 to $0.003 per hundredweight handled. This higher $0.001-per-hundredweight charge begins for the 2024-2025 fiscal period and stays in effect for subsequent fiscal periods unless changed.
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