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Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110

§1448 Price Support Levels for Storable Nonbasic Agricultural Commodities

Title 7 › CHAPTER 35A — PRICE SUPPORT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › SUBCHAPTER III — NONBASIC AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › § 1448

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Must offer price support, when possible, to farmers who grow storable nonbasic commodities that are under a marketing quota, agreement, or order, as long as the farmers follow that program. The support rate may not be more than 90% of the commodity’s parity price. Minimum support depends on how large the supply is at the start of the marketing year: if supply is up to 102% the minimum is 90% of parity; for each 2 percentage-point rise in supply above 102% the minimum drops by 1 point, ending at 75% when supply is over 130%. The Secretary of Agriculture can set a lower rate than these minimums after checking available funds for required price support programs and considering the other required factors.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §1448

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Without restricting price support to those commodities for which a marketing quota or marketing agreement or order program is in effect, price support shall, insofar as feasible, be made available to producers of any storable nonbasic agricultural commodity for which such a program is in effect and who are complying with such program. The level of such support shall not be in excess of 90 per centum of the parity price of such commodity nor less than the level provided in the following table:
If the supply percentage as of the beginning of the marketing year is: | The level of support shall be not less than the following percentage of the parity price:
Not more than 102 | 90
More than 102 but not more than 104 | 89
More than 104 but not more than 106 | 88
More than 106 but not more than 108 | 87
More than 108 but not more than 110 | 86
More than 110 but not more than 112 | 85
More than 112 but not more than 114 | 84
More than 114 but not more than 116 | 83
More than 116 but not more than 118 | 82
More than 118 but not more than 120 | 81
More than 120 but not more than 122 | 80
More than 122 but not more than 124 | 79
More than 124 but not more than 126 | 78
More than 126 but not more than 128 | 77
More than 128 but not more than 130 | 76
More than 130 | 75
Provided, That the level of price support may be less than the minimum level provided in the foregoing table if the Secretary, after examination of the availability of funds for mandatory price support programs and consideration of the other factors specified in section 1421(b) of this title, determines that such lower level is desirable and proper.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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(b)(9) 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(b)(9) 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(b)(9) of this title. Section inapplicable to 1996 through 2002 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(b)(1)(I) of this title.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 1448

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110