The PD/GWSS Board voted during its July 7 meeting to set the winegrape assessment at $1.00 per $1,000 of value for the 2020 harvest. The Board’s recommendation was approved by CDFA Secretary Karen Ross.
The annual rate has averaged $1.39 per $1,000 of value since it was established in 2001. Assessment funds are used for research and outreach on Pierce’s disease, glassy-winged sharpshooter, and other designated pests and diseases, including European grapevine moth, mealybugs, brown marmorated stink bug, red blotch virus, fanleaf virus, leafroll virus, and the recently designated spotted lanternfly.
For more information about the PD/GWSS Board and how assessment funds are used, visit www.pdgwss.net.
