To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to provide for seasonal and perishable programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Introduced
Summary
Creates annual crop-loss payments for U.S. seasonal and perishable crops when imports push market prices below a reference level. The program would pay producers based on the price gap and their three-year average production during the crop's seasonal marketing window, beginning with the 2027 marketing year.
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- Producers would receive an annual payment equal to the difference between a crop's reference price and its effective price multiplied by the producer's three-year average production during the seasonal marketing window.
- Eligible producers must have average adjusted gross income under $5.0 million over the prior three tax years or derive at least 75 percent of their income from farming.
- Payments are limited to U.S. regions that grow and market the crop in a designated seasonal window. The "effective price" is the national average market price over that window and payments only trigger if the Secretary of Agriculture determines imports caused the crop loss.
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Payments for seasonal perishable crops
This bill would start a Seasonal and Perishable Crop Loss Program beginning with marketing year 2027. If the national average price during a crop's seasonal selling window is below the three‑season reference price and the Secretary determines imports caused the loss, producers in covered U.S. regions would get payments. A producer's payment would equal (reference price − effective price) times their previous three‑year average production for that seasonal window. To qualify, a producer's average adjusted gross income must be under $5,000,000 for the prior three tax years, or at least 75% of their income must come from farming, ranching, or forestry for the tax year of the payment. The program would cover fresh or chilled specialty crops sold raw and normally marketed within eight weeks of harvest, and would apply only where an annual normal harvest and shipment occur.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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