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Vidalia Onion Rule

April 16, 2014 by  

Vidalia Onion Rule, A Georgia judge Tuesday refused to intervene in a legal battle between a prominent Vidalia onion farmer and the state’s agriculture commissioner over a new regulation aimed at keeping unripe onions from reaching store shelves.

Following a hearing in rural Tattnall County, part of the 20-county region where the famously sweet onions are grown, Superior Court Judge Jay Stewart denied a request by farmer Delbert Bland to stop the commissioner from enforcing the new rule prohibiting Vidalia onions from being packed for shipping before the last full week of April. An Atlanta judge struck down the regulation last month, but Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black says it’s still in effect while state attorneys file an appeal.

The court fight has pit Bland, who has roughly 3,000 acres invested in Vidalia onions, against Black as well as fellow farmers who fear onions being rushed to market are hurting the brand’s reputation. Vidalia onion sales are estimated to be worth $150 million a year.

Black has been warning growers not to ship onions before next Monday, but Bland has already begun having his crop packed in boxes and graded by federal inspectors this week. Despite the judge’s ruling Tuesday, Bland said he planned to start shipping onions to supermarkets Wednesday.

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