$500 MILLION IN PAYMENTS TO FLORIDA PRODUCERS BEGIN TODAY UNDER HURRICANE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 06:52
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| Payments begin today to
producers impacted by hurricanes under the Florida
Hurricane Disaster Assistance Program. This program,
announced by President Bush on Aug. 27, 2004, financially
assists agricultural producers who suffered citrus, fruit,
vegetable, nursery and related damages due to Hurricanes
Charley, Frances and/or Jeanne during August and September
of 2004. Full Story |
| Thursday, October 28, 2004 |
USDA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL IMPORT QUOTA #14 FOR UPLAND COTTON
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202) 720-7962 at 16:03
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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 |
USDA ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES FOR COMPETITIVENESS PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE (ELS) COTTON
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202)720 7962 at 16:01
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| The competitiveness payment program payment rate in
effect from 12:01 a.m. Friday, October 29, 2004, through
midnight Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, is 32.08 cents per pound.
The next ELS payment rate announcement will be on November
4, 2004, at 5 p.m., Eastern Time. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE,LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202)720 7962 at 15:41
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| Prevailing world market price for Strict Low
Middling upland cotton and the loan deficiency
payment rate, and the user marketing certificate (Step 2)
payment rate that will be in effect from 12:01 a.m.,
Eastern time, Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, through midnight,
Eastern Time (ET), Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004. Full Story |
| Wednesday, October 27, 2004 |
USDA ANNOUNCES PROTOTYPE TO RESTORE WETLANDS IN UTICA, NEB.
Posted by: Brenda Chapin (202) 690-4585 at 09:54
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| USDA today announced, in cooperation with several
state and federal agencies, a project to remove
contaminants from groundwater. The project will protect
public health while assisting the Nebraska Game and Parks
Commission to restore 364 acres of historic wetlands in
the North Lake Basin Wildlife Management Area north of
Utica, Neb. Full Story |
| Tuesday, October 26, 2004 |
VENEMAN ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LAND TO CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 20:14
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 Agriculture
Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced that USDA will
accept 1.188 million acres of the nation�s most
environmentally sensitive land into the Conservation
Reserve Program, the nation�s premier program for
protecting fragile natural resources and enhancing the
environment.Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202) 720-7962 at 11:16
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| USDA announces the prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice
and the resulting marketing loan gain and loan
deficiency payment rates applicable to the 2003
crop, which will become effective today at 3:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time. Full Story |
WEEKLY NATIONAL MARKET PRICE FOR PEANUTS
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202) 720-7962 at 10:15
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| The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the national posted prices for the four types of peanuts. Full Story |
VENEMAN ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF NEARLY $500 MILLION IN DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO RESTORE FARMLAND, FORESTS
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202) 720-7962 at 13:22
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| USDA announces nearly $500 million in disaster
assistance to restore farmland and forests. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES FIRST PARTIAL 2004 CROP YEAR AND FINAL 2003 CROP YEAR COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENTS
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720 9733 at 09:46
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 Agriculture Secretary
Ann M. Veneman today announced the availability of first
partial 2004 crop year counter-cyclical program payments
for wheat, corn, sorghum, barley, oats, soybeans, upland
cotton, rice and peanuts and final counter-cyclical
payments for the 2003 crop year.Full Story |
| Thursday, October 21, 2004 |
USDA ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES FOR COMPETITIVENESS PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE (ELS) COTTON
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 15:54
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 The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced
the competitiveness payment program payment rate for ELS cotton.Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 15:52
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| USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced
the prevailing world market price for upland cotton. Full Story |
| Tuesday, October 19, 2004 |
WEEKLY NATIONAL MARKET PRICE FOR WOOL AND MOHAIR
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 11:53
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| The U.S. Department of Agriculture�s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced
posted prices for wool and the national posted price for mohair. Full Story |
WEEKLY NATIONAL MARKET PRICE FOR PEANUTS
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 11:50
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 The USDA�s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the national
posted prices for the four types of peanuts.Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 11:48
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 USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the prevailing world market prices of milled and
rough rice.Full Story |
$207-MILLION CONSERVATION PROGRAM WILL HELP PROTECT DRINKING WATER IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 09:28
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| Deputy Secretary Jim Moseley
participated in a Circleville, Ohio, event to announce a $207.3 million
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program to
improve water quality in Ohio�s Scioto River
Watershed. Full Story |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - THE OHIO SCIOTO RIVER WATERSHED CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 09:23
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| Questions and Answers - The Ohio Scioto River Watershed Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Full Story |
USDA REPORTS COMMODITY LOAN ACTIVITY AS OF OCTOBER 12, 2004
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202) 720-7962 at 14:22
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| USDA releases a report of commodity loan activity as of Oct. 12, 2004. Full Story |
| Thursday, October 14, 2004 |
USDA ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES FOR COMPETITIVENESS PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE (ELS) COTTON
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 14:42
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 The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced
the competitiveness payment program payment rate for ELS cotton.Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 14:40
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| USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the prevailing world market price for upland cotton. Full Story |
| Wednesday, October 13, 2004 |
USDA DESIGNATES COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA, MINNESOTA, NEVADA AND TEXAS AS AGRICULTURAL DISASTER AREAS
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202) 720-7962 at 11:03
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| USDA designates counties in California, Minnesota, Nevada and Texas as
primary agricultural disaster areas. Full Story |
| Tuesday, October 12, 2004 |
WEEKLY NATIONAL MARKET PRICE FOR PEANUTS
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202) 720-7962 at 13:34
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| The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the national posted
prices for the four types of peanuts. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202) 720-7962 at 13:33
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| USDA announces the prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice
and the resulting marketing loan gain and loan
deficiency payment rates applicable to the 2003
crop, which will become effective today at 3:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time. Full Story |
| Thursday, October 07, 2004 |
USDA ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES FOR COMPETITIVENESS PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE (ELS) COTTON
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 15:10
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| The Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced
the competitiveness payment program payment rate for ELS cotton. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Posted by: Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178 at 15:08
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| USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the prevailing world market price of upland cotton. Full Story |
| Tuesday, October 05, 2004 |
USDA DESIGNATES COUNTIES IN GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA AND TEXAS AS AGRICULTURAL DISASTER AREAS
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202) 720-7962 at 13:20
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| USDA designates counties in Georgia, North Carolina and Texas as agricultural disaster areas. Full Story |
WEEKLY NATIONAL MARKET PRICE FOR PEANUTS
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202) 720-7962 at 13:11
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| The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the national posted
prices for the four types of peanuts. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Posted by: Latawnya Dia (202) 720-7962 at 13:10
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 USDA announces the prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice
and the resulting marketing loan gain and loan
deficiency payment rates applicable to the 2003
crop, which will become effective today at 3:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time.Full Story |
VENEMAN ANNOUNCES 2005 DCP ENROLLMENT STARTS TODAY - PRODUCERS CAN NOW ENROLL ONLINE
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 14:51
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 Sign-up for the 2005
Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program begins
today at USDA Service Centers and producers may also
enroll online starting October 20.Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES IMPORTER ASSESSMENT RATES FOR BURLEY TOBACCO
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 13:50
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| Announcement of assessment rates effective Oct.
1, 2004, on unmanufactured burley tobacco imported for
consumption. The assessment rates are the same as for
domestically-produced burley tobacco and will remain in
effect through Sept. 30, 2005. Full Story |
USDA ANNOUNCES COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LENDING RATES FOR OCTOBER 2004
Posted by: Jillene Johnson (202) 720-9733 at 06:33
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| Announcement of the October 2004 interest rates for marketing assistance loans, farm storage facility loans and sugar storage facility loans. Full Story |
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USDA announces grade loan rates for the 2004 crop of burley tobacco.
