To require the Secretary of Agriculture to use the Department of Agriculture's preferred Option 1B as the price structure for Class I fluid milk under Federal milk marketing orders, to provide emergency market loss payments to dairy producers for any calendar year quarter in which the national average price for Class III milk under Federal milk marketing orders is less than a target price of $11.50 per hundredweight, and for other purposes.
Directs the Secretary to make emergency market loss payments to dairy producers in the 48 contiguous States, including producers on farms not covered by milk marketing orders, whenever the national average for Class III milk under Federal milk marketing orders for a calendar year quarter is less than a specified target price.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
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