Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§713a–13 Policies and Procedures for Minimum Acquisition of Stocks by Commodity Credit Corporation, Encouragement of Marketing Through Private Trade Channels and Procurement of Maximum Returns in Marketplace for Producers and Corporation

Title 15 › Chapter 15— ECONOMIC RECOVERY › Subchapter I— GENERALLY › § 713a–13

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to, as much as possible, avoid building up commodity stocks, promote sales through normal private markets including cooperatives, and get the best prices for farmers and for the Corporation.

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Title 15, §713a–13

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Congress hereby reconfirms its long-standing policy of favoring the use by governmental agencies of the usual and customary channels, facilities, and arrangements of trade and commerce, and directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to the maximum extent practicable to adopt policies and procedures designed to minimize the acquisition of stocks by the Commodity Credit Corporation, to encourage orderly marketing of farm commodities through private competitive trade channels, both cooperative and noncooperative, and to obtain maximum returns in the marketplace for producers and for the Commodity Credit Corporation.

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15 U.S.C. § 713a–13

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60