ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has successfully pushed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to help Georgia farmers sell more pecans.
In October, Ossoff launched an inquiry with CBP urging the agency to begin collecting assessments on imported pecans, which funds domestic programs aimed at boosting sales of American pecans and leveling the playing field for domestic producers of pecans.
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