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News and Events

Archived News Releases

 Friday, November 30, 2001
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES DECEMBER 2001 HONEY NONRECOURSE MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOAN REPAYMENT RATE
USDA announces loan repayment rate for Honey Nonrecourse Marketing Marketing Assistance Payment Program.

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FIFTY COUNTIES IN TEXAS ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Designation of 50 counties in Texas eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought that occurred earlier this year.

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 Thursday, November 29, 2001
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
Announcement of the competitiveness program payment rate for extra long staple cotton in effect from 12:01 a.m. Friday, November 30, 2001, through midnight Thursday, December 27, 2001.

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 Tuesday, November 27, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Announcement of the following 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 NOVEMBER 20, 2001
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of November 20, 2001.

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 Friday, November 23, 2001
CORRECTION: USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the prevailing world market price, adjusted to U.S. quality and location for cotton rate.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON

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 Wednesday, November 21, 2001
USDA ISSUES 2001 PRICE SUPPORT GRADE LOAN RATES FOR VIRGINIA FIRE-AND SUN-CURED TOBACCOS
USDA's announcement of price support grade loan rates for the 2001-crop Virginia fire-cured, type 21 and Virginia sun-cured, type 37 tobaccos.

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USDA REQUESTS COMMENTS ON THE 2002 NATIONAL PEANUT POUNDAGE QUOTA
Announcement that USDA is seeking comments on the 2002 quota determination for peanuts.

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USDA ANNOUNCES 2001 ASSESSMENTS FOR VIRGINIA SUN-CURED AND FIRE-CURED TOBACCOS
Announcement of the assessments for virginia sun-cured and fire-cured tobaccos

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 Tuesday, November 20, 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 NOVEMBER 13, 2001
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of November 13, 2001.

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USDA ISSUES 2001 GRADE LOAN RATES FOR CIGAR BINDER TYPES 54- 55 TOBACCO
Announcement of price support loan rates for the grades of 2001 crop cigar binder tobaccos, types 54 and 55.

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 Thursday, November 15, 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, November 15, 2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, November 22, 2001.

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FORTY NINE PARISHES IN LOUISIANA ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Designation of 49 parishes in Louisiana as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by excessive rain and high humidity that occurred earlier this year.

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TWENTY SEVEN COUNTIES IN MICHIGAN ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Designation of 27 counties in Michigan as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by various disaster that occurred in May 2001.

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TWENTY THREE COUNTIES IN WASHINGTON ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Designation of 23 counties in Washington as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by various disasters that occurred in 2000 and 2001.

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NINE COUNTIES IN TEXAS ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Designation of nine counties in Texas as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought that occurred earlier this year.

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USDA ISSUES 2001 PRICE SUPPORT GRADE LOAN RATES FOR DARK AIR-CURED AND FIRE-CURED TOBACCOS
Announcement of price support grade loan rates for the 2001-crop of Kentucky and Tennessee dark air-cured tobacco, types 35 and 36, and fire-cured tobacco, types 22 and 23.

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 Wednesday, November 14, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PRODUCER ASSESSMENTS FOR 2001-CROP OHIO CIGAR TOBACCO
Announcement of a no-net-cost assessment of 125 cents per pound for the 2001 crop of Ohio cigar filler (types 42-44) tobacco.

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FLORIDA AND GEORGIA FLUE-CURED TOBACCO PRELIMINARY REFERENDUM RESULTS
Results of a referendum of Florida and Georgia tobacco producers on whether to approve the sale of flue-cured tobacco quota across county lines.

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USDA ANNOUNCES PRODUCER ASSESSMENTS FOR 2001-CROP WISCONSIN CIGAR BINDER TOBACCO
For the 2001 marketing year, producers of cigar binder (types 54 and 55) tobacco must agree to pay an assessment on all marketings of these tobaccos to qualify for price support loans.

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 Tuesday, November 13, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, adjusted for U.S. milling yields and location, 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 NOVEMBER 6, 20
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of November 6, 2001.

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 Thursday, November 08, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE, LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATE, AND USER MARKETING CERTIFICATE PAYMENT RATE FOR UPLAND COTTON
Announcement by USDA of the prevailing world market price, loan deficiency Payment rate, and user marketing certificate payment rate for upland cotton.

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2001 NO-NET-COST ASSESSMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRE-CURED AND DARK-AIR CURED TOBACCOS
Announcement that producers of the 2001-crop Kentucky and Tennessee dark air-cured (types 35-36) and fire-cured (types 22-23) tobacco must pay assessments on all marketings of these tobaccos to qualify for price support loans.

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THIRTY-SIX COUNTIES IN OHIO ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Declaration by USDA of 36 counties in Ohio as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by excessive rain, flooding, and army worms that occurred earlier this year.

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 Tuesday, November 06, 2001
USDA ANNOUNCES PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICES AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT RATES FOR RICE
Prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, adjusted for U.S. milling yields and location, 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 OCTOBER 31, 2001
A report of commodity loan activity for grains, cotton, oilseeds, honey and sugar as of October 31, 2001.

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 Monday, November 05, 2001
NINETEEN COUNTIES AND THE WIND RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION IN WYOMING ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Designation of 19 counties and the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought, dangerous fire conditions, and wildfires that occurred earlier this year.

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 Friday, November 02, 2001
USDA APPOINTS WEST VIRGINIA FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Announcement of the appointment of the three state committee members for the Farm Service Agency in West Virginia.

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 Thursday, November 01, 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, November 1, 2001, through 3:59 p.m. Thursday, November 8, 2001.

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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, November 2, 2001, through midnight Thursday, November 29, 2001, is zero.

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

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

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TWO COUNTIES IN OREGON ELIGIBLE FOR USDA EMERGENCY FARM LOANS
Designation of two counties in Oregon as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought that occurred last year.

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