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1 online resource |
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Agriculture issues and policies |
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Agriculture issues and policies.
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| Contents |
Preface; Chapter 1; U.S. Peanut Program and Issues(; Summary; Introduction; Peanut Industry Basics; Production Areas; Peanut Varieties and Uses; Industry Structure; Production and Market Trends; U.S. Farm Policy and Peanuts; A Separate Program Payment Limit for Peanuts; Marketing Assistance Loan Program; Special Marketing Loan Benefits; Forfeiture of the Pledged Crop; Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Payments on Peanut Base; PLC Payments for Peanuts Planted on "Generic" Base; Expanded Federal Crop Insurance Coverage in 2014 Farm Bill; Adjusted Gross Income Limit |
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Relative Planting Incentives Under Farm ProgramsSelected Policy Issues; Generic Base Acres; Potential Marketing Loan Forfeitures; Prospective Government Farm Program Outlays; Market Development; Arguments For and Against the Peanut Support Program; End Notes; Chapter 2; Peanut Program: Evolution from Supply Management to Market Orientation(; Summary; Recent Developments; U.S. Peanut Market; Features of the 1996-2001 Peanut Program; Program Overview; Program Administration and Costs; 1995-96 Debate on the Peanut Program; Peanut Program Legislation in 1997-2001 |
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Bills Introduced in 105th CongressHouse Floor Amendments Debated During 105th Congress; Legislative Activity in 106th Congress; Activation of Loss Sharing Provisions; Legislative Activity in 107th Congress; Peanut Program in the 2002 Farm Bill; Other Legislative Action; Additional Reading; End Notes; Chapter 3; U.S. Sugar Program Fundamentals(; Summary; Sugar Policy Overview; Price Support Loans; Tools for Balancing Supplies and Supporting Prices; Marketing Allotments; Import Quotas; Suspension Agreements Recast Sugar Trade; with Mexico |
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Potential Effects on Government Outlays and Sugar PricesTwo Sugarcane Refiners Challenging Suspension Agreements; Mechanisms Aimed at Countering Low Prices; Sugar Purchases and Exchanges for Import Rights; Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers; Administrative Year in the Sugar Program; End Notes; Chapter 4; Sugar Provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79)(; Summary; Overview of Sugar Program; Supporters of Sugar Program; Opponents of Sugar Program; Legislative Activity in the 112th Congress; Sugar Program Extension; Earlier Action |
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Legislative Activity in the 113th CongressSenate Farm Bill Activity; House Farm Bill Activity; Reaction to Conference Agreement; Other Bills; Cost Estimates; FY2013 Program Costs; Sugar Market Price Is Key Issue; Market and Policy Outlook; This outlook suggests that the U.S. sugar production sector's roadmap would not yield any results for quite some time, and likely not in the time period covered by the newly reauthorized sugar program (i.e., through FY2019). Looking at the near term, ...; End Notes; Chapter 5; Projecting World Raw Sugar Prices*; Abstract; Introduction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO), viewed September 21, 2016 |
| Subject |
Peanut industry -- Government policy -- United States
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Sugar trade -- Government policy -- United States
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Agriculture and state -- United States.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness
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Agriculture and state
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Peanut industry -- Government policy
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Sugar trade -- Government policy
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Perez, Edith, editor
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| ISBN |
9781634854887 |
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1634854888 |
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