Blue Diamond Growers applauds USDA's Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP)
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Diamond Growers, a grower-owned almond cooperative, applauds United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement of the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP), which will provide much needed investment in U.S. agricultural export promotion initiatives with direct benefits to California almonds. Nearly 70 percent of California almonds are exported worldwide.
- SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Diamond Growers, a grower-owned almond cooperative, applauds United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement of the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP), which will provide much needed investment in U.S. agricultural export promotion initiatives with direct benefits to California almonds.
- Blue Diamond has been involved in export promotion for over 100 years.
- "Opening and accelerating markets is essential to sustaining California almond growers, who face some of the highest agriculture production costs in the country," said Alicia Rockwell, Chief Government Affairs Officer for Blue Diamond Growers.
- Blue Diamond appreciates the priority USDA continues to place on this important partnership and continued support of California almond growers.