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 Thursday, January 31, 2002
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Prevailing world market price for Strict Low Middling upland cotton, the coarse count adjustment, and the loan deficiency payment rate in effect from 5:00 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, through 3:59 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002.

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 Wednesday, January 30, 2002
USDA PREPARING FOR NEW FARM BILL - Veneman Visits With USDA Employees
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today said the U.S. Department of Agriculture is actively preparing to implement programs and provisions that could be included in the next farm bill.

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TEN MINNESOTA COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
10 counties in Minnesota are eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by severe winter conditions that occurred last year.

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SEVEN COUNTIES IN NEVADA ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Seven counties in Nevada are eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by extreme fires and drought conditions that occurred last summer.

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SIXTEEN COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
16 counties in Arkansas are eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by excessive rain that occurred last summer.

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NINE NEW MEXICO COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Nine counties in New Mexico are eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought that occurred last year.

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 Tuesday, January 29, 2002
FLUE-CURED TOBACCO SALE ACROSS COUNTY LINES PERMITTED IN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA
Final results of a U.S. Department of Agriculture referendum show that a majority of Florida and Georgia tobacco producers have approved the sale of flue-cured tobacco quota across county lines within these two states.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, adjusted for U.S. milling yields and location, and the resulting marketing loan gain and loan deficiency payment rates, which will become effective today at 3:00 p.m.

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USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF JANUARY 22, 2002
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of Jan. 22, 2002.

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 Friday, January 25, 2002
USDA APPOINTS WISCONSIN FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces the appointment of the three state committee members for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Wisconsin.

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USDA APPOINTS RHODE ISLAND FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces the appointment of the three state committee members for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Rhode Island.

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USDA APPOINTS NEW YORK FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces the appointment of the five state committee members for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in New York.

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USDA APPOINTS CONNECTICUT FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Department of Agriculture announces the appointment of the five state committee members for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Connecticut.

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 Thursday, January 24, 2002
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE
Prevailing world market price for Strict Low Middling Upland cotton, the coarse count adjustment, and the loan deficiency payment rate in effect from 5:00 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, January 24, 2002, through 3:59 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, January 31, 2002.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES FOR COMPETITIVENESS PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE (ELS) COTTON
Competitiveness payment program payment rate for Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton is in effect from 12:01 a.m. Friday, January 25, 2002, through midnight Thursday, February 7, 2002.

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 Tuesday, January 22, 2002
U.S. INDUSTRY BUYS 225.8 MILLION POUNDS OF 2000 BURLEY TOBACCO
Announcement that U.S. cigarette manufacturers purchased 225.8 million pounds of farm sales weight burley tobacco from October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Announcement of the prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, adjusted for U.S. milling yields and location, and the resulting marketing loan gain (MLG) and loan deficiency payment (LDP) rates.

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USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF JANUARY 15, 2002
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of January 15, 2002.

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 Thursday, January 17, 2002
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Prevailing world market price for Strict Low Middling upland cotton, the coarse count adjustment, and the loan deficiency payment rate in effect from 5:00 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, January 17, 2002, through 3:59 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, January 24, 2002.

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 Wednesday, January 16, 2002
16 TENNESSEE COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
16 counties in Tennessee as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought, excessive heat, flash flooding, hail, insect infestation and wind that occurred last summer.

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33 NEW YORK COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
33 counties in New York as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought, army worms, hail and excessive rain that occurred that summer.

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36 NEBRASKA COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
36 counties in Nebraska as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought and severe heat last spring.

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 Tuesday, January 15, 2002
U.S. TOBACCO INDUSTRY TO BUY 227.43 MILLION POUNDS OF 2002 BURLEY TOBACCO
U.S. cigarette manufacturers plan to purchase 227.43 million pounds (farm sales weight) of 2002-crop burley tobacco.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, and the resulting marketing loan gain and loan deficiency payment rates, which will become effective today at 3:00 p.m.

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USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF JANUARY 8, 2002
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of January 8, 2002.

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 Friday, January 11, 2002
USDA TO OFFER CRP CONTRACT EXTENSIONS
Conservation Reserve Program contracts expiring this year may be extended for another year.

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USDA APPOINTS VERMONT FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Announcement of the appointment of the five state committee members for the Farm Service Agency in Vermont.

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USDA APPOINTS FIFTH MONTANA FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Announcement of the appointment of the fifth state committee member for the Farm Service Agency in Montana.

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USDA APPOINTS ARKANSAS FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Announcement of the appointment of the five state committee members for the Farm Service Agency in Arkansas.

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 Thursday, January 10, 2002
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Prevailing world market price for Strict Low Middling upland cotton, the coarse count adjustment, and the loan deficiency payment rate in effect from 5:00 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, January 10, 2002, through 3:59 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, January 17, 2002.

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SIGNUP ENDS JANUARY 18 FOR CROP DISASTER AND QUALITY LOSS PROGRAMS
Reminder to producers that signup for the Crop Disaster Program and Quality Loss Program ends January 18, 2002.

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 Tuesday, January 08, 2002
USDA ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE COMMODITIES FOR BIOENERGY PROGRAM
The Fiscal Year 2001 Bioenergy Program resulted in an increase of 141.3 million gallons of ethanol production and an increase of 6.4 million gallons of biodiesel production.

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THREE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Designation of three counties in Pennsylvania as eligible for emergency farm loans due to losses caused by storms last year.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Announcement of the prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, adjusted for U.S. milling yields and location, and the resulting marketing loan gain (MLG) and loan deficiency payment (LDP) rates.

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USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF JANUARY 2, 2002
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of January 2, 2002.

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 Friday, January 04, 2002
USDA WILL AWAIT CONGRESSIONAL INTENT ON NATIONAL LOAN RATE DETERMINATION
USDA will wait for final Congressional action on the Farm Bill before determining annual loan rates for the 2002 crops.

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 Thursday, January 03, 2002
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Prevailing world market price for Strict Low Middling upland cotton the coarse count adjustment, and the loan deficiency payment rate in effect from 5:00 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, January 3, 2002, through 3:59 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, January 10, 2002.

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 Wednesday, January 02, 2002
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice and the resulting marketing loan gain and loan deficiency payment rates, which will become effective today at 3:00 p.m.

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16 COUNTIES IN MAINE ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
16 counties in Maine are eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by an armyworm infestation last summer that resulted from an unusually mild winter.

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CORRECTION - USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING RATES FOR JANUARY 2002
In Release No. 1400.02, the interest rate for 1995 and prior crop year commodity loans should have been listed at 2.250.

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USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF DECEMBER 26, 2001
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of December 26, 2001.

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USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING RATES FOR JANUARY 2002
CCC lending rates for January 2002.

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