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USDA ANNOUNCES STEPS TO REDUCE SUGAR INVENTORY
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 20:57
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| Announcement by USDA that it is taking additional
steps to reduce its inventory of surplus sugar by
implementing a Payment-In-Kind Diversion Program for the
current crop. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS OHIO FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 13:34
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| Announcement of the appointment of the five
state committee members for Ohio. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS INDIANA FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 13:32
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| Announcement of the appointment of the five state
committee members for Indiana. Full Story |
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER 2001 HONEY NONRECOURSE MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOAN REPAYMENT RATE
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 13:29
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| Announcement of the loan repayment rate for the Honey Nonrecourse
Marketing Assistance Loan and Loan Deficiency Payment Program
during September 2001. Full Story |
| Thursday, August 30, 2001 |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 14:50
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 Announcement of the Prevailing World Market Price, Loan Deficiency Payment Rate, and User Marketing Certificate Payment Rate for Upland Cotton.Full Story |
SIGN UP BEGINS SEPTEMBER 10TH FOR KLAMATH PROGRAM
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 14:25
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| Announcement that it will conduct a signup
for enrollment in the $20 million Klamath Basin Water
Conservation Program starting Monday, September 10, 2001. Full Story |
EMERGENCY PAYMENTS ARE ALREADY IN THE HANDS OF FARMERS; $84 MILLION IN SUPPLEMENTAL COTTONSEED PAYMENTS BEGIN TODAY
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 14:19
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| Announcement that USDA has sent to farmers more
than 95 percent of the $4.6 billion in direct emergency
payments authorized by the agricultural economic assistance
package and cottonseed payments begin today. Full Story |
PRESIDENT BUSH'S ENERGY POLICY ADVANCED BY USDA'S FY 2002 BIOENERGY PROGRAM SIGNUP
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 09:15
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| Announcement that sign up for USDA's Bioenergy Program will begin on September 4, 2001, and end on September
28, 2001, for fiscal year 2002 program payments. Full Story |
| Wednesday, August 29, 2001 |
Questions and Answers - KENTUCKY CREP
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 10:31
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| Additional background information on the Kentucky Conservation Reserve Enhancement Porgram announcement. Full Story |
USDA AND KENTUCKY JOIN TOGETHER IN $110 MILLION CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 09:43
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 Announcement that Kentucky and USDA will launch a $110 million program to restore up to
100,000 acres of environmentally sensitive land to protect
Mammoth Cave and the Green River.Full Story |
NATIONWIDE EFFORT UNDERWAY TO STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT OF CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 09:01
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| Announcement of new measures are underway to
improve oversight of the Federal crop insurance program. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 12:09
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 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) ratesFull Story |
USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF AUGUST 21, 2001
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 12:03
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| A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of
August 21, 2001. Full Story |
KARNAL BUNT SIGN UP FOR WHEAT PRODUCERS, HANDLERS, AND SEED COMPANIES
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 11:11
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 Announcement that producers, handlers, and seed companies may begin requesting compensation for wheat
infected with Karnal bunt.Full Story |
FOURTEEN COUNTIES IN VERMONT ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 11:09
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| Announcement that 14 counties in Vermont are eligible
for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses caused
severe winter weather earlier this year. Full Story |
SEVEN COUNTIES IN TEXAS ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 11:08
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| Announcement that seven counties in Texas are eligible
for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses caused by
drought that began in 1999. Full Story |
SIX COUNTIES IN OREGON ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 10:49
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| Announcement that six counties in Oregon are eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses
caused by drought, that occurred last fall. Full Story |
SEVENTEEN COUNTIES IN NEVADA ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 10:41
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| Announcement that 17 counties in Nevada are eligible for
USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses caused by
extreme drought, that occurred earlier this year. Full Story |
FIFTEEN COUNTIES IN WASHINGTON ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 10:32
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| Announcement that 15 counties in Washington are eligible
for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses caused by
severe storms with damaging wind, rain, and hail that
occurred on June 26 and June 27, 2001. Full Story |
NINE COUNTIES IN TEXAS ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Staurt (202) 690-0474 at 10:31
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| Announcement that nine counties in Texas are eligible
for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses caused by
rain, hail, and high winds that occurred on May 30, 2001. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS NORTH DAKOTA FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 13:15
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| Announcement of the Farm Service Agency
state committee members for North Dakota. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS MONTANA FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 13:08
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| Announcement of the Farm Service Agency
state committee members for Montana. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS MISSOURI FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 12:49
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| Announcement of the Farm Service Agency
state committee members for Missouri. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS MINNESOTA FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 12:46
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| Announcement of the Farm Service Agency
state committee members for Minnesota. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS MICHIGAN FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 12:38
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| Announcement of the Farm Service Agency
state committee members for Michigan. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS PAUL J. HLUBIK TO HEAD NEW JERSEY FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 12:36
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| Paul J. Hlubik is named New Jersey State
Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency State Office. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS ALAN K. NULLINER TO HEAD ARIZONA FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 12:34
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| Alan K. Nulliner is named Arizona State
Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency State Office. Full Story |
| Thursday, August 23, 2001 |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 15:54
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 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, August 23,
2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, August 30, 2001.Full Story |
THREE COUNTIES IN NEW YORK ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 06:42
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| Designation of three counties in New York as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused
by blizzard conditions that occurred earlier this year. Full Story |
PHILLIPS COUNTY ARKANSAS ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 06:40
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| Designation of Phillips County in Arkansas as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused
by severe ice storms that occurred during December 2000. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 13:41
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| 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. Full Story |
EIGHTEEN COUNTIES IN COLORADO ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 09:42
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| Announcement that 18 counties in Colorado are eligible
for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses caused by
hail, high winds, winds, flash flooding, flooding, rain,
freezing temperatures, and severe winter weather, that
occurred earlier this year. Full Story |
USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF AUGUST 14, 2001
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 06:39
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| A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of
August 14, 2001. Full Story |
CORRECTION - USDA APPOINTS SOUTH CAROLINA FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 15:36
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| Correction to Release No. 1636.01
naming the five state committee members for South Carolina. One of the
state committee members' names was listed incorrectly. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS SOUTH CAROLINA FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 13:25
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| Announcement of the Farm Service Agency
state committee members for South Carolina. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS PENNSYLVANIA FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 13:23
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| Announcement of the Farm Service Agency
state committee members for Pennsylvania. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS NEW MEXICO FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 13:19
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| Announcement of the Farm Service Agency
state committee members for New Mexico. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS NEW HAMPSHIRE FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 13:17
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| Announcement of the Farm Service Agency
state committee members for New Hampshire. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS KENTUCKY FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 13:15
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| Announcement of the Farm Service Agency
state committee members for Kentucky. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS RUBEN ARNOLD FLORES TO HEAD HAWAII FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 13:12
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| Ruben Arnold
Flores is named Hawaii State Executive Director for the Farm
Service Agency State Office. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES $40 MILLION CONSERVATION PROGRAM IN IOWA
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 12:45
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| Announcement USDA and the State of Iowa will launch a $40 million program to address water quality issues
related to excess nitrogen impacting water quality in 37
counties in North Central Iowa. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES $20 MILLION KLAMATH BASIN WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM; Payments to Landowners Will Begin Soon Under Plan Announced Today
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 12:35
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| Announcement that payments to eligible landowners and producers will begin soon under the $20 million
Klamath Basin Water Conservation Program. Full Story |
| Thursday, August 16, 2001 |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 15:02
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| Announcement of prevailing world market price, loan deficiency payment rate,
and user marketing certificate payment rate for upland cotton. Full Story |
FIFTY-SIX COUNTIES IN IOWA ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 14:13
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| Announcement that 56 counties in Iowa are eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses
caused by severe storms, hail, high winds, and drought that
occurred this year. Full Story |
FOUR COUNTIES IN TEXAS ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 14:09
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| Announcement that four counties in Texas are
eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses
caused by drought late last year and early this year. Full Story |
ELEVEN COUNTIES IN TEXAS ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 14:06
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| Announcement that 11 counties in Texas are eligible for
USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses caused by
extremely cold and wet weather, that occurred late last year
and early this year Full Story |
SIXTY-TWO COUNTIES IN MISSOURI ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 14:04
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| Announcement that 62 counties in Missouri are
eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses
caused by a severe infestation of armyworms due to dry
weather, that occurred earlier this year Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 12:29
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 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.Full Story |
SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS TO FARMERS BEGIN; SECRETARY HELPS ISSUE FIRST PAYMENTS
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 10:26
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 Announcement that USDA will begin making more
than $5 billion in supplemental payments to about 1.4 million
producers this week.Full Story |
USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF AUGUST 7, 2001
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 06:40
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| A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of
August 7, 2001. Full Story |
USDA EXPANDS THE ILLINOIS CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 06:33
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 Announcement that USDA and the State of
Illinois will expand the highly successful Illinois
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program by 32,000 acres.Full Story |
| Thursday, August 09, 2001 |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 15:44
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| 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, August 9,
2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, August 16, 2001. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES FOR COMPETITIVENESS PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE (ELS) COTTON
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 15:42
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| The competitiveness payment program payment rate in
effect from 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 10, 2001, through
midnight Thursday, September 6, 2001, is zero. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL IMPORT QUOTA #2 FOR UPLAND COTTON
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 15:40
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| Announcement of a
special import quota for upland cotton that permits
importation of a quantity of upland cotton equal to one
week's domestic mill use. Full Story |
| Wednesday, August 08, 2001 |
CORRECTION - USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 15:40
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| Correction - World price milled value on announcement 1618.01 for medium and short grains corrected. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 13:46
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| 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. Full Story |
USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF JULY 31, 2001
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 05:36
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| A report issued by FSA of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of
July 31, 2001. Full Story |
USDA APPOINTS ROGER VAN VALKENBURG TO HEAD NEVADA FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 13:52
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| Roger Van
Valkenburg is named Nevada State Executive Director for the Farm
Service Agency State Office. Full Story |
| Thursday, August 02, 2001 |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 15:20
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| 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, August 2,
2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, August 9, 2001. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL IMPORT QUOTA #1 FOR UPLAND COTTON
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 13:11
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| Announcement of a
special import quota for upland cotton that permits
importation of a quantity of upland cotton equal to one
week's domestic mill use. Full Story |
| Wednesday, August 01, 2001 |
USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING RATES FOR AUGUST 2001
Posted by: Dann Stuart (202) 690-0474 at 06:18
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| Announcement by USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation of the lending rates for August 2001. Full Story |
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