COMMODITIES COVERED 



Marketing orders may be issued for any fruits, vegetables, 

 tree nuts, peanuts, or hops, and their products --or any re- 

 gional or market classification of the commodity or product- - 

 with the following limitations: 



(a) Orders on apples are limited to those grown in the 

 States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, New York, Michi- 

 gan, Maryland, New Jersey, Indiana, California, Maine, 

 Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 

 and Connecticut. 



(b) Orders on fruits and vegetables for canning and freezing 

 are limited to asparagus, olives, grapefruit, cherries, 

 and cranberries, and to apples grown in New York, 

 Michigan, Maryland, New Jersey, Indiana, California, 

 Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massa- 

 chusetts, and Connecticut. 



The above list includes raw commodities going to 

 canners or freezers. Orders covering canned or frozen 

 products can be issued only for asparagus and olives. 



(c) No marketing order can be applicable to peanuts pro- 

 duced in more than one of the three principal production 

 areas. 



A marketing agreement can be entered into covering any 

 agricultural commodity or product thereof. 



WHO AND WHAT ARE REGULATED 



Marketing orders regulate handling for the benefit of the 

 producer. Since every fruit and vegetable crop is handled at 

 least once in the marketing process, the logical place to 

 apply regulation is at the handler level. It is the handling 

 function, rather than the handler, that is being regulated. 



