§1342a — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

§1342a National cotton production goal

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 35— - AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938 › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - LOANS, PARITY PAYMENTS, CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS, MARKETING QUOTAS, AND MARKETING CERTIFICATES › Part Part B— - Marketing Quotas › Subpart subpart iv— - marketing quotas—cotton › § 1342a

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Summary

The Secretary must, by November 15 in each year from 1970 through 1976, set a national production goal for upland cotton for the 1971 and later crops. A goal is a number of standard bales (one standard bale = 480 pounds) equal to the estimated domestic use plus estimated exports for the marketing year that begins that calendar year, plus at least 5% more for market growth. The Secretary may change that number after looking at U.S. and foreign cotton stocks to keep U.S. carryover supplies enough but not excessive — at least 50% of the average offtake for the three prior marketing years — to ensure a steady supply of needed cotton qualities and a reserve for national security.

Title 7, §1342a

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The Secretary shall, not later than November 15, of the calendar years 1970 through 1976 proclaim a national cotton production goal for the 1971 and subsequent crops of upland cotton. The national cotton production goal for any year shall be the number of bales of upland cotton (standard bales of four hundred and eighty pounds net weight) equal to the estimated domestic consumption and estimated exports for the marketing year beginning in the calendar year for which such national cotton production goal is proclaimed, plus an allowance of not less than 5 per centum of such estimated consumption and estimated exports for market expansion except that the Secretary shall make such adjustments in the amount of such production goal as he determines necessary after taking into consideration the estimated stocks of upland cotton in the United States (including the qualities of such stocks) and stocks in foreign countries, which would be available for the marketing year, to assure the maintenance of adequate but not excessive carryover stocks in the United States (not less than 50 per centum of the average offtake for the three preceding marketing years) to provide a continuous and stable supply of the different qualities of upland cotton needed in the United States and in foreign cotton consuming countries and, in addition, to provide an adequate reserve for purposes of national security.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1973—Pub. L. 93–86 substituted “1970 through 1976” for “1970, 1971, and 1972”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 91–524, title VI, § 601, Nov. 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 1371, provided that this section is effective beginning with the 1971 crop of upland cotton. Inapplicability of Section Section inapplicable to 2014 through 2018 crops of covered commodities, cotton, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Feb. 7, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2018, see section 9092(a)(1) of this title. Section inapplicable to 2008 through 2012 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning

June 18, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2012, see section 8782(a)(1) of this title. Section inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning

May 13, 2002, through Dec. 31, 2007, see section 7992(a)(1) of this title. Section inapplicable to 1996 through 2001 crops of loan commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Apr. 4, 1996, and ending Dec. 31, 2002, see section 7301(a)(1)(A) of this title.