S 2033 · 97th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Agricultural Act Amendments of 1982

Introduced 1982-01-29· Sponsored by Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.(1982-02-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Agricultural Act Amendments of 1982 - Title I: Dairy - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended by the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, for FY 1983-1985, to support the price of milk at not less than 70 percent of parity when net costs and net purchases exceed specified amounts. Requires a semi-annual adjustment if such price support is less than 70 percent of parity. Title II: Wheat - Provides for loans and purchases of the 1982-1985 wheat crops at not less than $3.50 per bushel. Increases the minimum target prices for each of these years from $4.05, $4.30, $4.45, and $4.65 to $4.20, $4.40, $4.60, and $4.80, respectively. Permits the Secretary to establish higher prices as necessary. Repeals authority to reduce loan and purchase levels for a subsequent marketing year if the price of wheat does not rise above 105 percent of the loan level for a particular year. Title III: Feed Grains - Provides for loans and purchases of the 1982-1985 corn crops at not less than $2.60 per bushel. Bases loan and purchase levels for barley, oats, rye, and grain sorghum on parallel levels for corn. Increases the minimum 1982-1985 corn target prices from …

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