§7441 Findings and Declaration of Policy

Summary

Creates a national program paid for by fees on U.S. canola and rapeseed producers to pay for research, promotion, and marketing help. It says canola and rapeseed are healthy foods and important to the U.S. economy. Many farmers and processors grow and handle these crops, and people in the U.S. and other countries eat them. The law says it is important to keep these products available, sold efficiently, and offered at fair prices, and that keeping current markets and finding new ones helps farmers, processors, and the economy. It also notes existing state and national groups already do useful research and promotion, and a coordinated national effort is needed because these products move across state and national borders. The program must follow an orderly process to create, fund, and run research, promotion, and market-development activities. It does not let anyone control how much an individual grower may produce.