Idaho Onion Growers' Fees Slashed from 7 to 5 Cents Per Load
Published Date: 2/10/2026
Proposed Rule
Summary
Onion growers and handlers in certain Idaho counties and Malheur County, Oregon, will see their assessment fee drop from 7 cents to 5 cents per hundredweight starting in the 2025-2026 season. This lower fee helps reduce costs for those growing and selling onions in these areas. The new rate will stay in place until further changes are made, and comments on this proposal are open until March 12, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Onion assessment cut to $0.05
If you handle or grow onions in the specified Idaho counties or Malheur County, Oregon, the federal assessment fee is proposed to drop from $0.07 to $0.05 per hundredweight starting July 1, 2025. The lower $0.05 rate would remain in effect indefinitely until changed, and comments on the proposal are due by March 12, 2026.
2025-26 committee budget and funding
The Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee recommended a 2025-2026 budget of $702,788 and projects 10,000,000 hundredweight of assessable onions. At the $0.05 assessment rate the Committee expects $500,000 in assessment revenue, and plans to use $80,288 from reserves, a $100,000 Specialty Crop Block Grant award, and $22,500 in other income to cover the $702,788 budget.
No new reporting requirements
This proposed rule states it would not impose any additional reporting or recordkeeping requirements on Idaho-Eastern Oregon onion handlers or producers. Existing information collection for the Order (OMB No. 0581-0178) remains in place and unchanged by this proposal.
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