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Rolnictwo i żywność · 16.10.2003

Plum Pox Compensation

We are proposing to amend the plum pox compensation regulations to provide additional compensation to affected growers, under certain conditions. We are proposing to provide additional compensation to growers who have already been paid under the existing regulations, which provide for payments based on a 3-year fallow period, but who are prohibited from replanting regulated articles for a total of more than 3 years due to additional detections of plum pox in areas already under quarantine. Such growers would be paid compensation for up to 2 additional years. We are also proposing to provide additional compensation to growers who are direct marketers of their fruit, and to provide compensation for growers who have had trees that were less than 1 year old destroyed. We are proposing these actions in response to issues that have surfaced during our 2 years of experience in managing the plum pox quarantine and paying compensation to affected growers. These proposed changes are necessary to provide adequate compensation to persons affected by the plum pox quarantine and eradication efforts associated with the quarantine.

Source: Federal Register — Agriculture DepartmentOpen original release →