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 Wednesday, February 28, 2001
USDA FLOOD COMPENSATION PROGRAM PAYMENTS BEGIN
Announcement that distribution will begin this week of more than $20 million to 13,740 farmers and ranchers who suffered lost production due to extensive flooding during the 2000-crop year.

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 Tuesday, February 27, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Announcement of 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, which will become effective February 27, 2001 at 3:00 p.m.

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USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF FEBRUARY 20, 2001
A report by USDA's Farm Service Agency of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of February 20, 2001.

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 Monday, February 26, 2001
USDA REAPPOINTS KEVIN KELLY TO HEAD FLORIDA FSA
Announcement of reappointed Kevin L. Kelly as Florida State Executive Director for the USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Office.

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THIRTY-EIGHT FLORIDA COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Announcement declaring 38 counties in Florida as eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans because of losses caused by floods and freezing temperatures that occurred from December 1, 2000, January 31, 2001.

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ELEVEN TEXAS COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Announcement declaring 11 counties in Texas as eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans because of losses caused by flooding that occurred from November 2 through November 5, 2000.

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 Friday, February 23, 2001
USDA APPOINTS MICKEY BLACK TO HEAD MISSISSIPPI FSA
Announcement of the appointment of Mickey Black to serve as the state executive director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Mississippi.

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USDA APPOINTS JOHN MONSON TO HEAD MINNESOTA FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Announcement of the appointment of John Monson to serve as the state executive director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Minnesota.

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USDA APPOINTS JOHN NIDLINGER TO HEAD INDIANA FSA
Announcement of the appointment of John Nidlinger to serve as the state executive director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Indiana.

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USDA APPOINTS JOHN RADER TO HEAD WEST VIRGINIA FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Announcement of the appointment of John Rader to serve as the state executive director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in West Virginia.

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USDA RE-APPOINTS WILLIE COOPER TO HEAD LOUISIANA FSA
Announcement of the re-appointment of Willie Cooper to serve as the state executive director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Louisiana.

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USDA APPOINTS HALL TO KENTUCKY POST
Announcement of the appointment of Jeffery S. Hall to serve as the state executive director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Kentucky.

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 Thursday, February 22, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES FOR COMPETITIVENESS PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE (ELS) COTTON
USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced that the competitiveness payment program payment rate in effect from 12:01 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2001, through midnight Thursday, March 22, 2001, is zero.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the prevailing world market price, adjusted to U.S. quality and location (adjusted world price or AWP), for Strict Low Middling (SLM) 1-1/16 inch (leaf grade 4, micronaire 3.5-3.6 and 4.3-4.9, strength 26.5-28.4 grams per tex, length uniformity of 81 percent) upland cotton (base quality), the coarse count adjustment (CCA), and the loan deficiency payment rate in effect from 5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 22, 2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2001.

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 Tuesday, February 20, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Announcement of 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, which will become effective February 20, 2001 at 3:00 p.m.

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USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF FEBRUARY 13, 2001
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of February 13, 2000.

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USDA ANNOUNCES $500 MILLION IN PAYMENTS TO 2000-CROP OILSEED PRODUCERS
Announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that, starting this week, more than 590,000 oilseed farmers will begin getting payments totaling about $500 million.

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THREE CENSUS DIVISIONS AND THREE BOROUGHS IN ALASKA ELIGIBLE
Announcement of designation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) of three census divisions and three boroughs in Alaska as eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans because of losses caused by excessive rain and unusually cold temperatures, that occurred last year.

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TWENTY COLORADO COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM
Release outlining the designation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture of 20 Colorado counties as eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans because of losses caused by drought that occurred during 1999 and 2000.

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 Friday, February 16, 2001
CORRECTION - USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Announcement of the prevailing world market price, adjusted to U.S. quality and location (adjusted world price or AWP), for Strict Low Middling (SLM) 1-1/16 inch (leaf grade 4, micronaire 3.5-3.6 and 4.3-4.9, strength 26.5-28.4 grams per tex, length uniformity of 81 percent) upland cotton (base quality), the coarse count adjustment (CCA), and the loan deficiency payment rate in effect from 5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 15, 2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, February 22, 2001.

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 Thursday, February 15, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES 2001-CROP PEANUT SUPPORT LEVELS
Announcement that the national average price support level for 2001 quota peanuts will be $610.00 per short ton, the same as last year.

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USDA AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK FORUM TO BEGIN FEB. 22
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman will address the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 77th Agricultural Outlook Forum on Feb. 22. in Arlington, Va.

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 Tuesday, February 13, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Announcement of 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, which became effective Tuesday, 2-13-2001 at 3:00 p.m.

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USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF FEBRUARY 6, 2001
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of February 6, 2001, issued today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA).

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 Monday, February 12, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES ASSISTANCE FOR CRANBERRY PRODUCERS
Announcement that the Cranberry Market Loss Assistance Payment Program is available to cranberry producers to help offset low market prices experienced during the 1999-crop year.

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19 WASHINGTON COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
19 Washington counties are eligible for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency farm loans because of losses caused by drought, freezing weather, and wildfires that occurred last year.

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13 KANSAS COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
13 Kansas counties are eligible for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency farm loans because of losses caused by drought, excessive heat, and dry winds.

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 Thursday, February 08, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Announcement of the prevailing world market price, adjusted to U.S. quality and location (adjusted world price or AWP), for Strict Low Middling (SLM) 1-1/16 inch (leaf grade 4, micronaire 3.5-3.6 and 4.3-4.9, strength 26.5-28.4 grams per tex, length uniformity of 81 percent) upland cotton (base quality), the coarse count adjustment (CCA), and the loan deficiency payment rate in effect from 5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 8, 2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, February 15, 2001.

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TOBACCO COMMISSION MEETING TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 21
The next meeting of the Tobacco Commission is set for February 21. The time for persons to comment on the Commissions preliminary report has been extended to March 8, 2001.

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 Tuesday, February 06, 2001
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, which will become effective today at 3:00 p.m.

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USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF JANUARY 31, 2001
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of January 31, 2001.

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 Thursday, February 01, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Announcement of the prevailing world market price, adjusted to U.S. quality and location (adjusted world price or AWP), for Strict Low Middling (SLM) 1-1/16 inch (leaf grade 4, micronaire 3.5-3.6 and 4.3-4.9, strength 26.5-28.4 grams per tex, length uniformity of 81 percent) upland cotton (base quality), the coarse count adjustment (CCA), and the loan deficiency payment rate in effect from 5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 1, 2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, February 8, 2001. The user marketing certificate (Step 2) payment rate will be in effect from 12:01 a.m. Friday, February 2, 2001, through midnight Thursday, February 8, 2001.

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USDA ANNOUNCES BIOENERGY PROGRAM SIGNUP RESULTS
USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation's announcement of the final results for the fiscal year 2001 Bioenergy Program signup.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PROVISIONS OF THE 2001-CROP BURLEY TOBACCO PROGRAM AND NO-NET- COST ASSESSMENTS
The USDA's announcement of the provisions of the 2001 burley tobacco program.

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USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING RATES FOR FEBRUARY 2001
This is the announcement of the interest rates for commodity loans disbursed by USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation during February 2001.

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