Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act - Continues the existing $55,000 payment limitation, under the Agriculture Act but, excludes compensation for resource adjustment or public access for recreation therefrom. Extends the Class I base plan authority, the Armed Services' milk program, and dairy indemnity programs five years. Permits members' bases under a Class I or seasonal base plan to be allocated to their cooperatives. Permits history represented by a base under a cooperative, State, or Federal base plan to be considered as history under a Federal order Class I base plan. Permits the orderly phasing out of prior cooperative, State or Federal base plans. Provides that the return to a producer for milk in excess of a Class I or seasonal base may be fixed at a rate below the lowest class price. Permits the issuance of manufacturing milk orders without minimum price provisions, and provides for price posting in manufacturing milk orders which do not provide for minimum prices. Permits milk orders under the Agriculture Act to fix minimum charges for services performed for handlers. Permits location differentials used in computing minimum prices paid by handlers to differ from thos…