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 Thursday, February 28, 2002
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, loan deficiency payment rate, and user marketing certificate payment rate for Upland cotton.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES FOR COMPETITIVENESS PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE (ELS) COTTON
USDA's announcement of the competitiveness payment program payment rate for ELS cotton in effect from 12:01 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2002, through midnight Thursday, March 7, 2002.

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USDA SIMPLIFIES COTTON REDEMPTION SYSTEM
Beginning today, USDA will start using a new time saving registry to speed up cotton loan repayments.

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 Tuesday, February 26, 2002
FIFTY COUNTIES IN NORTH DAKOTA ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Designation of 50 counties in North Dakota as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by flooding, ground saturation, storms, wind, tornadoes, drought, high humidity and severe temperatures that occurred last year.

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NINETEEN COUNTIES IN KANSAS ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Designation of 19 counties in Kansas as eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses caused by various weather related disasters 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 FEBRUARY 19, 2002
USDA's report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of Feb. 19, 2002.

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 Friday, February 22, 2002
69 GEORGIA COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
69 counties in Georgia are eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought that occurred last year.

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48 OHIO COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
48 counties in Ohio are eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by severe drought and high temperatures last year.

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26 INDIANA COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
26 counties in Indiana are eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought and severe storms last year.

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 Thursday, February 21, 2002
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Prevailing world market prices for Strict Low Middling upland cotton, the coarse count adjustment, and the loan deficiency payment rate is in effect from 5:00 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, February 21, 2002, through 3:59 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, February 28, 2002.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES FOR COMPETITIVENESS PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE (ELS) COTTON
The competitiveness payment program payment rate in effect from 12:01 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, through midnight Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002.

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AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VENENMAN DISCUSSES NEW ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today provided the keynote address at the 78th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum.

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THE OUTLOOK FOR THE U.S. FARM ECONOMY
USDA's chief economist outlines several key issues and implication for the farm economy discussed at the 2002 Agricultural Outlook Forum.

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 Tuesday, February 19, 2002
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.

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USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2002
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of Feb. 12, 2002.

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 Friday, February 15, 2002
USDA ANNOUNCES 2002-CROP PEANUT SUPPORT LEVELS
The Farm Bill currently being considered by Congress would change the peanut program.

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 Thursday, February 14, 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, February 14, 2002, through 3:59 p.m., E.S.T., Thursday, February 21, 2002.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES FOR COMPETITIVENESS PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE (ELS) COTTON
The competitiveness payment program payment rate in effect from 12:01 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, through midnight Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002, is 2.53 cents per pound.

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Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding Passage of a Farm Bill by the U.S. Senate
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman regarding passage of a Farm Bill by the U.S. Senate.

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 Tuesday, February 12, 2002
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Announcement of the prevailing world market prices of milledd 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 TO USE FARMER FRIENDLY COMPUTER SYSTEM
Announcement by USDA on the deployment of SCIMS or the Service Center Information Management System.

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USDA SEEKS COMMENTS ON 2002 MARKETING QUOTAS FOR FIVE KINDS OF TOBACCO
Announcement by USDA that it is seeking public comment on the size of the 2002 marketing quotas for five kinds of tobacco.

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USDA TO BEGIN ISSUING NONINSURED CROP DISASTER PROGRAM PAYMENTS
Announcement from USDA that it will begin issuing Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) payments for 2001 crops.

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USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF FEBRUARY 5, 2002
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of Feb. 5, 2002.

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 Friday, February 08, 2002
USDA ANNOUNCES WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON'S YAKIMA VALLEY
The $2 million Yakima Basin Water Conservation Program will assist up to 7,000 landowners and operators whose irrigation water deliveries were reduced during the 2001 crop year.

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 Thursday, February 07, 2002
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Competitive payment program payment rate for Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton is in effect from 12:01 a.m., Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, through midnight Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES FOR COMPETITIVENESS PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE (ELS) COTTON
Announcement of the competitiveness payment program payment rate in effect for ELS cotton from 12:01 a.m. Friday, February 8, 2002, through midnight Thursday, February 14, 2002.

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 Wednesday, February 06, 2002
THIRTY-EIGHT NEW YORK COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
38 counties in New York are eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought that occurred last year.

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USDA APPOINTS NEW JERSEY FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Announcement of the appointment of the five state committee members for the Farm Service Agency in New Jersey.

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 Tuesday, February 05, 2002
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, 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, 2002
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of Jan. 31, 2002.

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 Friday, February 01, 2002
2002-CROP BURLEY TOBACCO PROGRAM PROVISIONS ANNOUNCED
Provisions of the 2002 burley tobacco program and no-net-cost assessments.

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USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING RATES FOR FEBRUARY 2002
CCC lending rates for February 2002.

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