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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2003 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced
today that honey producers and importers voted in a July-August referendum
to continue their Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Order.

In the referendum, 59.24 percent of those who voted favored continuance of
the program. Those favoring continuance represented 61.37 percent of the
volume of honey produced and imported by those voting in the referendum.


To continue the program, voters representing more than 50 percent of the
honey produced and imported by those voting needed to favor the program."

For more details, go to www.nhb.org.

Lloyd
Lloyd Spear, Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacturers of Ross Rounds Comb
Honey Equipment, Sundance Pollen Traps
and Custom Printer of Sundance Labels.

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