USDA Establishes Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages of Scotch and Native Spearmint Oil for the 2025-2026 Marketing Year

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a final rule establishing the quantity of each class of spearmint oil produced in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon and parts of Nevada and Utah (Far West) that handlers may purchase from, or handle on behalf of, producers during the 2025-2026 marketing year.

This action sets the salable quantity of Class 1 (Scotch) spearmint oil at 808,656 pounds with an allotment percentage of 35% and the salable quantity of Class 3 (Native) spearmint oil at 1,028,670 pounds with an allotment percentage of 39%. The Far West Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee recommended this action to satisfy the needs of the spearmint oil market while limiting the possibility of oversupply.

The Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on May 7, 2026 and becomes effective June 8, 2026.

More information about the marketing order is available on the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Far West Spearmint Oil webpage.

Authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, marketing orders are industry-driven programs that help producers and handlers achieve marketing success by leveraging their own funds to design and execute programs that they would not be able to do individually. AMS provides oversight to fruit, vegetable, and specialty crops marketing orders and agreements to help ensure fiscal accountability and program integrity.

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