Program Provisions for Rye, Dry Edible Beans, Oil Crops, Tobacco, Sugar, Honey, Wool, Mohair, Gum Naval Stores, and Dairy Products: a Database for 1961-90

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Program Provisions for Rye, Dry Edible Beans, Oil Crops, Tobacco, Sugar, Honey, Wool, Mohair, Gum Naval Stores, and Dairy Products: A Database for 1961-90. By Robert C. Green. Agriculture and Trade Analysis Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Staff Report No. AGES 9128.

Abstract This report opens with a look at the legislative authority for commodity support programs. However, the main body of this report is devoted to program provisions for 1961-90 commodities: rye, dry edible beans, oil crops (cottonseed, flaxseed, peanuts, soybeans, and tung nuts), tobacco, sugar beets and sugarcane, honey, wool and mohair, gum naval stores (rosin and crude pine gum), and dairy products. These provisions are presented in the tables. Keywords: Policy database, price-support program, parity price, support price, target price, nonrecourse loan program, marketing quota, acreage allotment, rye, dry edible beans, oil crops, cottonseed, flaxseed, peanuts, soybeans, tung nuts, tobacco, sugar, sugar crops, sugar beets, sugarcane, honey, wool, mohair, gum naval stores, rosin, crude pine gum, dairy, milk, nonfat dry milk, butter, and cheese.

Acknowledgments

I wish to thank policy analysts of Commodity Analysis Division, Program Planning Development, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and commodity analysts of the Crops Branch and Special Crops Branch, Commodity Economics Division, Economic Research Service for their reviews of the manuscript with attention to the policy provision details; Ralph Linden of the Office of General Counsel for his overall review of the manuscript with attention to the legislative authorities for commodity support programs; Milton Ericksen, Harry Baumes, Robert Reinsel, Suchada Langley, Howard McDowell, and Lewrene Glaser of the Economic Research Service for their reviews of the manuscript; and editors Bonnie Moore and Thomas McDonald of the Economics Management Staff.

Washington, DC 20005-4788 June 1991

iii Contents List of Abbreviations ...... v Introduction ...... 1 Legislative Authorities ...... 1 Commodities Supported ...... 2 Support Determination ...... 2 Support Level ...... 3 Rye Programs ...... 4 Dry Edible Beans Programs ...... 6 Oil Crops Programs ...... 8 Cottonseed ...... 8 Flaxseed ...... 8 Peanuts ...... 8 Soybeans ...... 9 Tung Nuts ...... 9

Tobacco Programs ...... 16

Sugar and Honey Programs ...... 25 Sugar ...... 25 Honey ...... 25

Wool and Mohair Programs ...... 30

Gum Naval Stores ...... 33

Dairy Programs ...... 36 Dairy Price Support Program...... 36 Federal Milk Marketing Orders Program ...... 36 Dairy Indemnity Payment Program ...... 36 Milk Diversion Program ...... 37 Dairy Herd Termination Program ...... 37

References ...... 51

iv List of Abbreviations -- = This provision is not authorized by current legislation. NA = Although this provision is authorized by current legislation, it is not made available to program participants in the current program. NR = Not reported. /c = Cents. $ = Dollars. % = Percent. ac = Acre. adj = Adjustments to CCC sales price for value factors as determined. bbl = Barrel. bu = Bushel. CC = Carrying costs. CCC = Commodity Credit Corporation. cwt = Hundredweight. lb = Pound. mmt = Million metric tons. std = Standard. yr = Year.