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NEWS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Communications News Room 460-A
Washington, DC 20250-1300
Internet: News @usda.gov
Phone: 202-720-4623
World Wide Web Home Page: http://www.usda.gov

 
Release No. 0068.08

 
Kerry Humphrey (202) 720-9733
Keith Williams (202) 720-4623

 
USDA ANNOUNCES NO PARTIAL 2007-CROP-YEAR COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENTS FOR CORN, GRAIN SORGHUM AND SOYBEANS

 
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2008 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that, because market prices are high, producers with corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and/or other oilseed base acres enrolled in USDA's Direct and Counter-cyclical Program will not receive partial 2007-crop-year counter-cyclical payments.

 
Average market price projections are above levels that would trigger these payments. The 2002 Farm Bill requires that, if triggered, these payments be made for the 2007 crop after the first six months of the marketing year, which began on Sept. 1, 2007, for these commodities.

 
Timing and Calculation of 2007-crop Counter-cyclical Payments (CCP)

 
Producers enrolled in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) may receive Counter-cyclical Payments (CCPs) when "effective" prices for eligible commodities are less than their respective "target" prices specified in the 2002 Farm Bill. USDA calculates CCPs based on historical base acreage and payment yields, not current production.

 
For the 2007 crop, USDA is to make the final calculation after the end of the marketing year. The average price for the marketing year will be available on Sept. 29, 2008. Current market price projections for the 2007 crop are above the price levels that trigger these payments by 70 percent for corn, 76 percent for grain sorghum and 94 percent for soybeans. USDA calculated CCP rates for these commodities using the February World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), which was released on Feb. 8, 2008. USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board issues WASDE reports, which provide the most current supply-and-demand forecasts available.

 
Partial Payments for Other Commodities

 
USDA announced on Dec. 3, 2007, that producers who are enrolled in the DCP and have wheat, barley and/or oats base acres would not receive partial CCPs because average market price projections for those commodities exceeded levels that trigger these payments. On Feb. 9, 2008, USDA announced that producers with enrolled upland cotton and/or peanuts base acres would receive an estimated $300 million and $15 million, respectively, in partial payments and that producers with enrolled rice base acres would not receive partial CCPs because the average market price projection exceeded the level that triggers these payments.

 
Overpayments

 
The 2002 Farm Bill requires that any overpayments to producers must be repaid. More information on the DCP is available at local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices and on FSA's Web site at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov.

 
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