# Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
**AGENCY:**
Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), today denied a petition for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) that was filed on October 28, 2003, by fresh garlic producers in California.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Upon investigation, the Administrator determined that domestic producer prices did not decline by more than 20 percent during October 2002 through September 2003 when compared with the previous 5-year average, a condition required for certifying a petition for TAA.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916, email: *[email protected]* .
Dated: November 26, 2003.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.