Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110
§626 Import Inventory
Title 7 › CHAPTER 26 — AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — COMMODITY BENEFITS › § 626
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture must work with Commerce, the International Trade Commission, the U.S. Trade Representative, and other federal agencies to collect and publish yearly data from records they already keep. The reports must show how many and how much (value) of imported raw and processed farm products compare to U.S. production and consumption. The first report was due within one year after August 23, 1988.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §626
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(a)Compilation and report on imports
The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the International Trade Commission, the United States Trade Representative, and the heads of all other appropriate Federal agencies, shall compile and report to the public statistics on the total value and quantity of imported raw and processed agricultural products. The report shall be limited to those statistics that such agencies already obtain for other purposes.
(b)Compilation and report on consumption
The Secretary shall compile and report to the public data on the total quantity of production and consumption of domestically produced raw and processed agricultural products.
(c)Issuing of data
The reports required by this section shall be made in a format that correlates statistics for the quantity and value of imported agricultural products to the production and consumption of domestic agricultural products. The Secretary shall issue such reports on an annual basis, with the first report required not later than 1 year after August 23, 1988.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Agricultural Competitiveness and Trade Act of 1988 and also as part of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, and not as part of the Agricultural Adjustment Act which comprises this chapter.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 626
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110