Marketing orders have been called "farm programs you don't see" because other than one administrative expenses.

Marketing orders have been called "farm programs you don't see" because other than one administrative expenses, marketing orders involve no direct Federal outlays. Federal legislation authorizes marketing orders by the and of which administrative committees, consisting of growers, handlers, and sometimes consumer representatives appointed according to the Secretary of Agriculture, regulate certain marketing activities. The orders were devised to help growers collectively market their commodities. About $46 billion worth (farm value) of fruit, vegetable, nut and specialty clips are covered by Federal marketing orders annually.

Many Federal marketing orders have regulations for funding promotion and research and for establishing package, container, grade, and size requirements. one have regulations to control the contortion of produce entering certain markets, intended to plane out supplies and prices. These regulations can raise farm prices in the regulated market if shipments are restricted. However, production increases resulting from higher prices can subsequently lessen farm prices.

This bulletin describes the various signs and purposes of marketing orders and discusses their tenors on growers, marketers, input suppliers, aliment processors, and consumers.

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