§7951 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used for the peanut payment program. Base acres for peanuts are the acres a farm was given by historic peanut producers under the program. Counter-cyclical payment is a payment made under the program’s counter-cyclical rules. Effective price is the price the Secretary of Agriculture calculates to decide if counter-cyclical payments are needed for a crop year. Direct payment is a payment made under the direct payment rules. Historic peanut producer is someone who grew or was kept from planting peanuts on a U.S. farm in any of the 1998 through 2001 crop years. Payment acres are 85 percent of certain acreage: for 2002 it is 85 percent of the average acreage used in the program, and for 2003–2007 it is 85 percent of the farm’s base acres. Payment yield is the yield assigned to a farm by historic peanut producers. Producer means an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper who shares the risk and share of the crop; for hybrid seed growers the Secretary must not treat a hybrid seed contract as proof they are not a producer and must protect their ability to get payments. Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. State means each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any U.S. territory or possession. United States (geographical) means all of the States.