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 Friday, June 29, 2001
USDA APPOINTS LOIS VAN MARK TO HEAD WYOMING FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Lois Van Mark is named Wyoming State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency State Office.

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USDA APPOINTS ROBERT S. SWANSON TO HEAD RHODE ISLAND FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Robert S. Swanson is named Rhode Island State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency State Office.

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USDA APPOINTS RONALD ROBBINS TO HEAD NEW YORK FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Ronald Robbins is named New York State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency State Office.

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USDA APPOINTS LEN BLAYLOCK, JR. TO HEAD ARKANSAS FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Len Blaylock, Jr. is named Arkansas State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency State Office.

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COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES JULY 2001 HONEY NONRECOURSE MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOAN REPAYMENT RATE
The loan repayment rate for the Honey Nonrecourse Marketing Assistance Loan and Loan Deficiency Payment Program during July 2001.

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 Thursday, June 28, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
The 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. Thursday, June 28, 2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2001.

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 Tuesday, June 26, 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.

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EIGHT COUNTIES IN OREGON ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Announcement that seven counties in Oregon are eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought last fall.

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SEVEN COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Announcement of declaration naming seven counties in California as eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to weather releated disaster.

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TWENTY-TWO COUNTIES IN NEW YORK ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Announcement of declaration naming 22 counties in New York as eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to weather releated disaster.

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USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF JUNE 19, 2001
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of June 19, 2001.

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 Monday, June 25, 2001
USDA APPOINTS GEORGIA FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Announcement of the Farm Service Agency state committee members for Georgia.

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 Thursday, June 21, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
The 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. Thursday, June 21, 2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, June 28, 2001.

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USDA ANNOUNCES IMPORTER ASSESSMENT RATES FOR FLUE-CURED TOBACCO
Announcement by USDA of assessment rates effective July 1, 2001, on unmanufactured flue-cured tobacco imported for consumption.

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WOOL AND MOHAIR PRODUCERS GET RELIEF FROM USDA
Announcement that wool and mohair producers will receive $18.3 million in payments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture beginning this week

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 Tuesday, June 19, 2001
EIGHT COUNTIES IN NEW YORK ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Eight counties in New York are eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by very warm temperatures followed by freezing temperatures that occurred March 17-18, 2000.

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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 JUNE 12, 2001
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of June 12, 2001.

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 Friday, June 15, 2001
USDA PURCHASES Cry9C AFFECTED CORN SEED FROM SEED COMPANIES
USDA has completed purchase of over 322,000 hybrid seed corn units containing the protein Cry9C from 63 small- and medium-size seed companies.

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USDA APPOINTS DAVID B. CONKLIN TO HEAD MICHIGAN FARM SERVICE AGENCY
David B. Conklin is named Michigan State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency State Office.

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 Thursday, June 14, 2001
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, June 15, 2001, through midnight Thursday, July 12, 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
Prevailing world market price for Strict Low Middling upland cotton, and the loan deficiency payment rate in effect from 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2001.

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SEVEN COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
USDA names seven counties in California as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought that occurred November 1, 2000.

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 Wednesday, June 13, 2001
USDA HELPS APPLE GROWERS WITH LOW CROP PRICES
USDA has started to issue almost $95 million in payments to about 7,500 apple growers beginning this week. The Apple Market Loss Assistance Program helps eligible apple growers offset low 1998- and 1999-crop market prices for nearly 5.4 billion pounds of apples.

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USDA ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF EXTRA LONG STAPLE (ELS) COTTON LOAN DIFFERENTIALS FOR 2001 CROP
The differential schedule for the 2001 crop of extra long staple cotton is now available. The schedule is used in calculating CCC marketing assistance loans.

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 Tuesday, June 12, 2001
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 JUNE 5, 2001
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of June 5, 2001.

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 Thursday, June 07, 2001
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. Thursday, June 7, 2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2001.

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LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS TO GET HELP WITH NATURAL DISASTERS
Starting this week, livestock producers will receive payments for 2000 grazing losses due to natural disasters under the Livestock Assistance Program.

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 Wednesday, June 06, 2001
DROUGHT COUNCIL SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT DURING PORTLAND MEETING JUNE 21 AND 22
Announcement of a public meeting June 21, 2001, in Portland Ore., to provide an opportunity for federal, state, and local officials; practitioners; and the general public to give their input on how they are being affected by the current drought in the Pacific Northwest.

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 Tuesday, June 05, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Announcement by FSA 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 May 31, 2001
Report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of May 31, 2001.

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 Monday, June 04, 2001
USDA TO HELP RESTORE WETLANDS THROUGH SIX-STATE PILOT PROGRAM
Announcement that signup begins today for a six-state pilot program to restore up to 500,000 acres of farmable wetlands and associated buffers.

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 Friday, June 01, 2001
USDA APPOINTS LARRY ADAMS TO HEAD OHIO FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Larry Adams is named Ohio State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency State Office.

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BEGINNING FARMERS COMMITTEE TO MEET IN WASHINGTON
USDA's Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers will hold a public meeting June 19-20, 2001,in Washington, DC, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PRICE SUPPORT LEVELS BY TYPE FOR 2001 PEANUTS
Announcement of the average price support levels by type, quality, and location for the 2001 peanut crop.

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USDA ANNOUNCES 2001-2002 MARKETING YEAR PENALTY RATES FOR EXCESS TOBACCO
Announcement of the penalty rates that will be charged producers, dealers, and warehouse operators for marketing excess tobacco during the 2001-2002 marketing year.

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PAYMENTS TO BE ISSUED FOR 2000-CROP COTTONSEED PROGRAM
Payments of $5.98 per average weight bale will start for the 2000-crop cottonseed payment program.

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USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING RATES FOR JUNE 2001
Announcement of the interest rate for commodity and farm storage facility loans disbursed by USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation during June 2001.

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