E8-27397. Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2008 Amendments)

AGENCY:

Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is amending the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations by increasing the value assigned to imported cotton for calculating supplemental assessments collected for use by the Cotton Research and Promotion Program. An amendment is required to adjust the assessments collected on imported cotton and the cotton content of imported products to be the same as those paid on domestically produced cotton. In addition, AMS is removing Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers that were absorbed into other HTS categories since the last assessment adjustment.

DATES:

Effective Date: December 19, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shethir M. Riva, Chief, Research and Promotion Staff, Cotton and Tobacco Programs, AMS, USDA, Stop 0224, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 2639-S, Washington, DC 20250-0224, telephone [phone], facsimile [phone], or e-mail at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866

This rule has been determined to be not significant for the purpose of Executive Order 12866; and therefore, has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Executive Order 12988

This proposed rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. It is not intended to have retroactive effect. This proposed rule would not preempt any state or local laws, regulations, or policies, unless they present an irreconcilable conflict with this rule.

The Cotton Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 2101-2118) (“Act”) provides that administrative proceedings must be exhausted before parties may file suit in court. Under Section 12 of the Act, any person subject to an order may file with the Secretary a petition stating that the order, any provision of the plan, or any obligation imposed in connection with the order is not in accordance with law and requesting a modification of the order or to be exempted therefrom. Such person is afforded the opportunity for a hearing on the petition. After the hearing, the Secretary would rule on the petition. The Act provides that the District Court of the United States in any district in which the person is an inhabitant, or has his principal place of business, has jurisdiction to review the Secretary's ruling, provided a complaint is filed within 20 days from the date of the entry of ruling.

Background

The Cotton Research and Promotion Act Amendments of 1990 enacted by Congress under Subtitle G of Title XIX of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-624) on November 28, 1990, contained two provisions that authorized changes in the funding procedures for the Cotton Research and Promotion Program.

These provisions are: (1) The assessment of imported cotton and cotton products; and (2) termination of the right of cotton producers to demand a refund of assessments.

This rule increases the value assigned to imported cotton in the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations (7 CFR 1205.510(b)(2)). The total value is determined by a two-part assessment. The first part of the assessment is levied on the weight of cotton produced or imported at a rate of $1 per bale of cotton, which is equivalent to 500 pounds, or $1 per 226.8 kilograms of cotton. The second value is used to calculate the supplemental assessments on imported cotton and the cotton content of imported products. Supplemental assessments are levied at a rate of five-tenths of one percent of the value of domestically produced cotton, imported cotton, and the cotton content of imported products. The supplement assessment is combined with the per bale equivalent to determine the total value and assessment of the imported cotton or cotton-containing products.

The Cotton Research and Promotion Rules and Regulations provide for assigning the calendar year weighted average price received by U.S. farmers for Upland cotton to represent the value of imported cotton. This is so that the assessment on domestically produced cotton and the assessment on imported cotton and the cotton content of imported products is the same. The source for the average price statistic is Agricultural Prices, a publication of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Use of the weighted average price figure in the calculation of supplemental assessments on imported cotton and the cotton content of imported products will yield an assessment that is the same as assessments paid on domestically produced cotton.

The current value of imported cotton as published in the Federal Register (68 FR 27898) for the purpose of calculating supplemental assessments on imported cotton is $0.8267 cents per kilogram. Using the Average Weighted Priced received by U.S. farmers for Upland cotton for the calendar year 2007, the new value of imported cotton is $0.9874 cents per kilogram or $0.1607 cents per kilogram more than the previous value.

An example of the complete assessment formula and how the figures are obtained is as follows:

One bale is equal to 500 pounds.

One kilogram equals 2.2046 pounds.

One pound equals 0.453597 kilograms.

One Dollar Per Bale Assessment Converted to Kilograms

A 500-pound bale equals 226.8 kg. (500 × .453597).

$1 per bale assessment equals $0.002000 per pound (1/500) or $0.004409 per kg. (1/226.8).

Supplemental Assessment of 5/10 of One Percent of the Value of the Cotton Converted to Kilograms

The 2007 calendar year weighted average price received by producers for Upland cotton is $0.496 per pound or $1.093 per kg. (0.496 × 2.2046).

Five tenths of one percent of the average price in kg. equals $0.005465 per kg. (1.093 × .005).

Total Assessment

The total assessment per kilogram of raw cotton is obtained by adding the $1 per bale equivalent assessment of $0.004409 per kg. and the supplemental assessment $0.005465 per kg. which equals $0.009874 per kg.

The current assessment on imported cotton is $0.008267 per kilogram of imported cotton. The amended assessment is $0.009874, an increase of $0.001607 per kilogram. This increase reflects the increase in the Average Weighted Price of Upland Cotton Received by U.S. Farmers during the period January through December 2007.

Since the value of cotton is the basis of the supplemental assessment calculation and the figures shown in the right hand column of the Import Assessment Table 1205.510(b)(3) are a result of such a calculation, the figures in this table have been revised. These figures indicate the total assessment per kilogram due for each HTS numbers subject to assessment.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection informed USDA that several numbers listed in the Import Assessment Table are no longer used or have been combined with other HTS numbers. The HTS numbers that have been removed from the Import Assessment Table are:

5208530000	6109100005	6203424005	6203424050	6204624040	6205202030	6206303020
5210120000	6109100009	6203424010	6203424055	6204624045	6205202035	6206303030
5211210025	6110202065	6203424015	6203424060	6204624050	6205202046	6206303040
5211210035	6110202075	6203424020	6204624005	6204624055	6205202050	6206303050
5211210050	6111206040	6203424025	6204624010	6204624060	6205202060	6206303060
5211290090	6111305040	6203424030	6204624020	6204624065	6205202065	6210405020
5604900000	6115198010	6203424035	6204624025	6205202015	6205202070	6303110000
5702991010	6115929000	6203424040	6204624030	6205202020	6205202075
5702991090	6115936020	6203424045	6204624035	6205202025	6206303010

A proposed rule was published on July 24, 2008, with a comment period of July 24 through September 22, 2008 (73 FR 43166). AMS received one comment from a cotton producer association. The comment indicated support of the proposed amendment stating that it would increase the value assigned to imported cotton, and that it is important that domestically produced and imported cotton be assessed equally. The comment also indicated support for removing the HTS numbers that were absorbed into the other HTS categories since the last assessment adjustment.

Regulatory Flexibility Act and Paperwork Reduction Act

In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) [5 U.S.C. 601-612], AMS has examined the economic impact of this rule on small entities. The purpose of t he RFA is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of businesses subject to such action so that small businesses will not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. The Small Business Administration defines, in 13 CFR Part 121, small agricultural producers as those having annual receipts of no more than $750,000 and small agricultural service firms (importers) as having receipts of no more than $6,500,000. An estimated 13,000 importers are subject to the rules and regulations issued pursuant to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. Most are considered small entities as defined by the Small Business Administration.

This rule would only affect importers of cotton and cotton-containing products and would raise the assessments paid by the importers under the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. The current assessment on imported cotton is $0.008267 per kilogram of imported cotton. The amended assessment is $0.009874, an increase of $0.001607, which was calculated based on the 12-month average of monthly weighted average prices received by U.S. cotton farmers. The calculation, and, thus the increase, is dictated by the Cotton Research and Promotion Rules and Regulations, 7 CFR 1205.510. Section 1205.510, “Levy of assessments”, indicates that “the rate of the supplemental assessment on imported cotton will be the same as that levied on cotton produced within the United States.” In addition, section 1205.510 provides that the 12-month average of monthly weighted average prices received by U.S. farmers will be used as the value of imported cotton for the purpose of levying the supplemental assessment on imported cotton.

Under the Cotton Research and Promotion Program, assessments are used by the Cotton Board to finance research and promotion programs designed to increase consumer demand for Upland cotton in the United States and international markets. In 2007, producer assessments totaled $44 million and importer assessments totaled $30.4 million. According to the Cotton Board, should the volume of cotton products imported into the U.S. remain at the same level in 2007, one could expect the increased assessment to generate approximately $5.9 million.

Importers with line items appearing on U.S. Customs and Border Protection documentation with value of the cotton contained therein results of an assessment of two dollars ($2.00) or less will not be subject to assessments. In addition, imported cotton and products may be exempt from assessment if the cotton content of products is U.S. produced or cotton other than Upland. Importers who import only products that are eligible to be labeled as 100 percent organic under the National Organic Program (7 CFR Part 205) and who are not a split operation, are exempt from payment of assessments.

AMS previously proposed to amend the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations, specifically to adjust the total rate of assessment per kilogram of imported cotton collected under the Cotton Research and Promotion Program, on January 12, 2005 (70 FR 2034). This proposed rule resulted from years of consultation with the industry. In the proposed rule, the total rate of assessment would have been calculated by adding together the $1 per bale equivalent assessment and the supplemental assessment, and adjusting the sum to account for the estimated amount of U.S. cotton contained in the imported textile products by the estimated average amount of U.S. cotton contained therein. On November 20,2006, however, AMS withdrew the proposed rule (71 FR 67072) based on a stakeholder comment questioning the data and the calculation of the proposed importer supplemental assessment. After receiving the comment and other available information, the agency did not believe that the proposed rule would achieve its intended objectives of effectiveness and efficiency. While AMS continues to evaluate this issue and garner additional stakeholders' input and economic data, AMS is amending the Cotton Board Rules and Regulations to adjust the importer supplemental assessment to be the same as that levied on domestic cotton producers.

The rule does not impose additional recordkeeping requirements on importers.

There are no Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or conflict with this rule.

In compliance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations (5 CFR Part 1320) which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) the information collection requirements contained in the regulation to be amended have been previously approved by OMB and were assigned control number 0581-0093. This rule does not result in a change to the information collection and recordkeeping requirements previously approved.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1205

• Advertising
• Agricultural research
• Cotton
• Marketing agreements
• Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

For the reasons set forth in the preamble 7 CFR Part 1205 is amended as follows:

PART 1205—COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION

1. The authority citation for Part 1205 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2101-2118 and 7 U.S.C. 7401.

”

2. In § 1205.510, paragraph (b)(2) and the table in paragraph (b)(3)(ii) are revised to read as follows:

§ 1205.510

Levy of assessments.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(2) The 12-month average of monthly weighted average prices received by U.S. farmers will be calculated annually. Such weighted average will be used as the value of imported cotton for the purpose of levying the supplemental assessment on imported cotton and will be expressed in kilograms. The value of imported cotton for the purpose of levying this supplemental assessment is $0.9874 cents per kilogram.

(3) * * *

(ii) * * *

Import Assessment Table

[Raw cotton fiber]

HTS No.	Conv. fact.	Cents/kg.
5201000500	0	0.9874
5201001200	0	0.9874
5201001400	0	0.9874
5201001800	0	0.9874
5201002200	0	0.9874
5201002400	0	0.9874
5201002800	0	0.9874
5201003400	0	0.9874
5201003800	0	0.9874
5204110000	1.1111	1.0971
5204200000	1.1111	1.0971
5205111000	1.1111	1.0971
5205112000	1.1111	1.0971
5205121000	1.1111	1.0971
5205122000	1.1111	1.0971
5205131000	1.1111	1.0971
5205132000	1.1111	1.0971
5205141000	1.1111	1.0971
5205210020	1.1111	1.0971
5205210090	1.1111	1.0971
5205220020	1.1111	1.0971
5205220090	1.1111	1.0971
5205230020	1.1111	1.0971
5205230090	1.1111	1.0971
5205240020	1.1111	1.0971
5205240090	1.1111	1.0971
5205310000	1.1111	1.0971
5205320000	1.1111	1.0971
5205330000	1.1111	1.0971
5205340000	1.1111	1.0971
5205410020	1.1111	1.0971
5205410090	1.1111	1.0971
5205420020	1.1111	1.0971
5205420090	1.1111	1.0971
5205440020	1.1111	1.0971
5205440090	1.1111	1.0971
5206120000	0.5556	0.5486
5206130000	0.5556	0.5486
5206140000	0.5556	0.5486
5206220000	0.5556	0.5486
5206230000	0.5556	0.5486
5206240000	0.5556	0.5486
5206310000	0.5556	0.5486
5207100000	1.1111	1.0971
5207900000	0.5556	0.5486
5208112020	1.1455	1.1311
5208112040	1.1455	1.1311
5208112090	1.1455	1.1311
5208114020	1.1455	1.1311
5208114060	1.1455	1.1311
5208114090	1.1455	1.1311
5208118090	1.1455	1.1311
5208124020	1.1455	1.1311
5208124040	1.1455	1.1311
5208124090	1.1455	1.1311
5208126020	1.1455	1.1311
5208126040	1.1455	1.1311
5208126060	1.1455	1.1311
5208126090	1.1455	1.1311
5208128020	1.1455	1.1311
5208128090	1.1455	1.1311
5208130000	1.1455	1.1311
5208192020	1.1455	1.1311
5208192090	1.1455	1.1311
5208194020	1.1455	1.1311
5208194090	1.1455	1.1311
5208196020	1.1455	1.1311
5208196090	1.1455	1.1311
5208224040	1.1455	1.1311
5208224090	1.1455	1.1311
5208226020	1.1455	1.1311
5208226060	1.1455	1.1311
5208228020	1.1455	1.1311
5208230000	1.1455	1.1311
5208292020	1.1455	1.1311
5208292090	1.1455	1.1311
5208294090	1.1455	1.1311
5208296090	1.1455	1.1311
5208298020	1.1455	1.1311
5208312000	1.1455	1.1311
5208321000	1.1455	1.1311
5208323020	1.1455	1.1311
5208323040	1.1455	1.1311
5208323090	1.1455	1.1311
5208324020	1.1455	1.1311
5208324040	1.1455	1.1311
5208325020	1.1455	1.1311
5208330000	1.1455	1.1311
5208392020	1.1455	1.1311
5208392090	1.1455	1.1311
5208394090	1.1455	1.1311
5208396090	1.1455	1.1311
5208398020	1.1455	1.1311
5208412000	1.1455	1.1311
5208416000	1.1455	1.1311
5208418000	1.1455	1.1311
5208421000	1.1455	1.1311
5208423000	1.1455	1.1311
5208424000	1.1455	1.1311
5208425000	1.1455	1.1311
5208430000	1.1455	1.1311
5208492000	1.1455	1.1311
5208494020	1.1455	1.1311
5208494090	1.1455	1.1311
5208496010	1.1455	1.1311
5208496090	1.1455	1.1311
5208498090	1.1455	1.1311
5208512000	1.1455	1.1311
5208516060	1.1455	1.1311
5208518090	1.1455	1.1311
5208523020	1.1455	1.1311
5208523045	1.1455	1.1311
5208523090	1.1455	1.1311
5208524020	1.1455	1.1311
5208524045	1.1455	1.1311
5208524065	1.1455	1.1311
5208525020	1.1455	1.1311
5208592025	1.1455	1.1311
5208592095	1.1455	1.1311
5208594090	1.1455	1.1311
5208596090	1.1455	1.1311
5209110020	1.1455	1.1311
5209110035	1.1455	1.1311
5209110090	1.1455	1.1311
5209120020	1.1455	1.1311
5209120040	1.1455	1.1311
5209190020	1.1455	1.1311
5209190040	1.1455	1.1311
5209190060	1.1455	1.1311
5209190090	1.1455	1.1311
5209210090	1.1455	1.1311
5209220020	1.1455	1.1311
5209220040	1.1455	1.1311
5209290040	1.1455	1.1311
5209290090	1.1455	1.1311
5209313000	1.1455	1.1311
5209316020	1.1455	1.1311
5209316035	1.1455	1.1311
5209316050	1.1455	1.1311
5209316090	1.1455	1.1311
5209320020	1.1455	1.1311
5209320040	1.1455	1.1311
5209390020	1.1455	1.1311
5209390040	1.1455	1.1311
5209390060	1.1455	1.1311
5209390080	1.1455	1.1311
5209390090	1.1455	1.1311
5209413000	1.1455	1.1311
5209416020	1.1455	1.1311
5209416040	1.1455	1.1311
5209420020	1.0309	1.0179
5209420040	1.0309	1.0179
5209430030	1.1455	1.1311
5209430050	1.1455	1.1311
5209490020	1.1455	1.1311
5209490090	1.1455	1.1311
5209516035	1.1455	1.1311
5209516050	1.1455	1.1311
5209520020	1.1455	1.1311
5209590025	1.1455	1.1311
5209590040	1.1455	1.1311
5209590090	1.1455	1.1311
5210114020	0.6873	0.6786
5210114040	0.6873	0.6786
5210116020	0.6873	0.6786
5210116040	0.6873	0.6786
5210116060	0.6873	0.6786
5210118020	0.6873	0.6786
5210192090	0.6873	0.6786
5210214040	0.6873	0.6786
5210216020	0.6873	0.6786
5210216060	0.6873	0.6786
5210218020	0.6873	0.6786
5210314020	0.6873	0.6786
5210314040	0.6873	0.6786
5210316020	0.6873	0.6786
5210318020	0.6873	0.6786
5210414000	0.6873	0.6786
5210416000	0.6873	0.6786
5210418000	0.6873	0.6786
5210498090	0.6873	0.6786
5210514040	0.6873	0.6786
5210516020	0.6873	0.6786
5210516040	0.6873	0.6786
5210516060	0.6873	0.6786
5211110090	0.6873	0.6786
5211120020	0.6873	0.6786
5211190020	0.6873	0.6786
5211190060	0.6873	0.6786
5211320020	0.6873	0.6786
5211390040	0.6873	0.6786
5211390060	0.6873	0.6786
5211490020	0.6873	0.6786
5211490090	0.6873	0.6786
5211590025	0.6873	0.6786
5212146090	0.9164	0.9049
5212156020	0.9164	0.9049
5212216090	0.9164	0.9049
5509530030	0.5556	0.5486
5509530060	0.5556	0.5486
5513110020	0.4009	0.3958
5513110040	0.4009	0.3958
5513110060	0.4009	0.3958
5513110090	0.4009	0.3958
5513120000	0.4009	0.3958
5513130020	0.4009	0.3958
5513210020	0.4009	0.3958
5513310000	0.4009	0.3958
5514120020	0.4009	0.3958
5516420060	0.4009	0.3958
5516910060	0.4009	0.3958
5516930090	0.4009	0.3958
5601210010	1.1455	1.1311
5601210090	1.1455	1.1311
5601300000	1.1455	1.1311
5602109090	0.5727	0.5655
5602290000	1.1455	1.1311
5602906000	0.526	0.5194
5607909000	0.8889	0.8777
5608901000	1.1111	1.0971
5608902300	1.1111	1.0971
5609001000	1.1111	1.0971
5609004000	0.5556	0.5486
5701104000	0.0556	0.0549
5701109000	0.1111	0.1097
5701901010	1.0444	1.0312
5702109020	1.1	1.0861
5702312000	0.0778	0.0768
5702411000	0.0722	0.0713
5702412000	0.0778	0.0768
5702421000	0.0778	0.0768
5702913000	0.0889	0.0878
5703900000	0.4489	0.4432
5801210000	1.1455	1.1311
5801230000	1.1455	1.1311
5801250010	1.1455	1.1311
5801250020	1.1455	1.1311
5801260020	1.1455	1.1311
5802190000	1.1455	1.1311
5802300030	0.5727	0.5655
5804291000	1.1455	1.1311
5806200010	0.3534	0.3489
5806200090	0.3534	0.3489
5806310000	1.1455	1.1311
5806400000	0.4296	0.4242
5808107000	0.5727	0.5655
5808900010	0.5727	0.5655
5811002000	1.1455	1.1311
6001106000	1.1455	1.1311
6001210000	0.8591	0.8483
6001220000	0.2864	0.2828
6001910010	0.8591	0.8483
6001910020	0.8591	0.8483
6001920020	0.2864	0.2828
6001920030	0.2864	0.2828
6001920040	0.2864	0.2828
6003203000	0.8681	0.8572
6003306000	0.2894	0.2858
6003406000	0.2894	0.2858
6005210000	0.8681	0.8572
6005220000	0.8681	0.8572
6005230000	0.8681	0.8572
6005240000	0.8681	0.8572
6005310010	0.2894	0.2858
6005310080	0.2894	0.2858
6005320010	0.2894	0.2858
6005320080	0.2894	0.2858
6005330010	0.2894	0.2858
6005330080	0.2894	0.2858
6005340010	0.2894	0.2858
6005340080	0.2894	0.2858
6005410010	0.2894	0.2858
6005410080	0.2894	0.2858
6005420010	0.2894	0.2858
6005420080	0.2894	0.2858
6005430010	0.2894	0.2858
6005430080	0.2894	0.2858
6005440010	0.2894	0.2858
6005440080	0.2894	0.2858
6006211000	1.1574	1.1428
6006221000	1.1574	1.1428
6006231000	1.1574	1.1428
6006241000	1.1574	1.1428
6006310040	0.1157	0.1142
6006310080	0.1157	0.1142
6006320040	0.1157	0.1142
6006320080	0.1157	0.1142
6006330040	0.1157	0.1142
6006330080	0.1157	0.1142
6006340040	0.1157	0.1142
6006340080	0.1157	0.1142
6006410085	0.1157	0.1142
6006420085	0.1157	0.1142
6006430085	0.1157	0.1142
6006440085	0.1157	0.1142
6101200010	1.0094	0.9967
6101200020	1.0094	0.9967
6102200010	1.0094	0.9967
6102200020	1.0094	0.9967
6103421020	0.8806	0.8695
6103421040	0.8806	0.8695
6103421050	0.8806	0.8695
6103421070	0.8806	0.8695
6103431520	0.2516	0.2484
6103431540	0.2516	0.2484
6103431550	0.2516	0.2484
6103431570	0.2516	0.2484
6104220040	0.9002	0.8889
6104220060	0.9002	0.8889
6104320000	0.9207	0.9091
6104420010	0.9002	0.8889
6104420020	0.9002	0.8889
6104520010	0.9312	0.9195
6104520020	0.9312	0.9195
6104622006	0.8806	0.8695
6104622011	0.8806	0.8695
6104622016	0.8806	0.8695
6104622021	0.8806	0.8695
6104622026	0.8806	0.8695
6104622028	0.8806	0.8695
6104622030	0.8806	0.8695
6104622060	0.8806	0.8695
6104632006	0.3774	0.3726
6104632011	0.3774	0.3726
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6104632028	0.3774	0.3726
6104632030	0.3774	0.3726
6104632060	0.3774	0.3726
6104692030	0.3858	0.3809
6105100010	0.985	0.9726
6105100020	0.985	0.9726
6105100030	0.985	0.9726
6105202010	0.3078	0.3039
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6106100010	0.985	0.9726
6106100020	0.985	0.9726
6106100030	0.985	0.9726
6106202010	0.3078	0.3039
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6107110010	1.1322	1.1179
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6107120010	0.5032	0.4969
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6107910040	1.2581	1.2422
6108210010	1.2445	1.2288
6108210020	1.2445	1.2288
6108310010	1.1201	1.1060
6108310020	1.1201	1.1060
6108320010	0.2489	0.2458
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6108320025	0.2489	0.2458
6108910005	1.2445	1.2288
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6109100023	0.9956	0.9831
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6109901060	0.3111	0.3072
6109901065	0.3111	0.3072
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6110202005	1.1837	1.1688
6110202010	1.1837	1.1688
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6110909042	0.263	0.2597
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6112120040	0.2516	0.2484
6112120050	0.2516	0.2484
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6112390010	1.1322	1.1179
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6114200005	0.9002	0.8889
6114200010	0.9002	0.8889
6114200015	0.9002	0.8889
6114200020	1.286	1.2698
6114200040	0.9002	0.8889
6114200046	0.9002	0.8889
6114200052	0.9002	0.8889
6114200060	0.9002	0.8889
6114301010	0.2572	0.2540
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6114303030	0.2572	0.2540
6116101300	0.3655	0.3609
6116101720	0.8528	0.8421
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6202122050	0.8461	0.8354
6202122060	0.8461	0.8354
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6202921000	1.0413	1.0282
6202921500	1.0413	1.0282
6202922026	1.3017	1.2853
6202922061	1.0413	1.0282
6202922071	1.0413	1.0282
6202931000	0.3124	0.3085
6202935011	0.2603	0.2570
6202935021	0.2603	0.2570
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6203221000	1.3017	1.2853
6203322010	1.2366	1.2210
6203322040	1.2366	1.2210
6203332010	0.1302	0.1286
6203392010	1.1715	1.1567
6203399060	0.2603	0.2570
6203422010	0.9961	0.9835
6203422025	0.9961	0.9835
6203422050	0.9961	0.9835
6203422090	0.9961	0.9835
6203431500	0.1245	0.1229
6203434010	0.1232	0.1216
6203434020	0.1232	0.1216
6203434030	0.1232	0.1216
6203434040	0.1232	0.1216
6203498045	0.249	0.2459
6204132010	0.1302	0.1286
6204192000	0.1302	0.1286
6204198090	0.2603	0.2570
6204221000	1.3017	1.2853
6204223030	1.0413	1.0282
6204223040	1.0413	1.0282
6204223050	1.0413	1.0282
6204223060	1.0413	1.0282
6204223065	1.0413	1.0282
6204292040	0.3254	0.3213
6204322010	1.2366	1.2210
6204322030	1.0413	1.0282
6204322040	1.0413	1.0282
6204423010	1.2728	1.2568
6204423030	0.9546	0.9426
6204423040	0.9546	0.9426
6204423050	0.9546	0.9426
6204423060	0.9546	0.9426
6204522010	1.2654	1.2495
6204522030	1.2654	1.2495
6204522040	1.2654	1.2495
6204522070	1.0656	1.0522
6204522080	1.0656	1.0522
6204533010	0.2664	0.2630
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6204622050	0.9961	0.9835
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6204699044	0.249	0.2459
6204699046	0.249	0.2459
6204699050	0.249	0.2459
6205302010	0.3113	0.3074
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6207913020	1.1455	1.1311
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6211330040	0.3905	0.3856
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6302215020	0.8182	0.8079
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6302217020	1.1689	1.1542
6302217050	1.1689	1.1542
6302219010	0.8182	0.8079
6302219020	0.8182	0.8079
6302219050	0.8182	0.8079
6302222010	0.4091	0.4039
6302222020	0.4091	0.4039
6302313010	0.8182	0.8079
6302313050	1.1689	1.1542
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6302317010	1.1689	1.1542
6302317020	1.1689	1.1542
6302317040	1.1689	1.1542
6302317050	1.1689	1.1542
6302319010	0.8182	0.8079
6302319040	0.8182	0.8079
6302319050	0.8182	0.8079
6302322020	0.4091	0.4039
6302322040	0.4091	0.4039
6302402010	0.9935	0.9810
6302511000	0.5844	0.5770
6302512000	0.8766	0.8656
6302513000	0.5844	0.5770
6302514000	0.8182	0.8079
6302600010	1.1689	1.1542
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6302600030	1.052	1.0387
6302910005	1.052	1.0387
6302910015	1.1689	1.1542
6302910025	1.052	1.0387
6302910035	1.052	1.0387
6302910045	1.052	1.0387
6302910050	1.052	1.0387
6302910060	1.052	1.0387
6303910010	0.6429	0.6348
6303910020	0.6429	0.6348
6304111000	1.0629	1.0495
6304190500	1.052	1.0387
6304191000	1.1689	1.1542
6304191500	0.4091	0.4039
6304192000	0.4091	0.4039
6304910020	0.9351	0.9233
6304920000	0.9351	0.9233
6505302070	0.3113	0.3074
6505901540	0.181	0.1787
6505902060	0.9935	0.9810
6505902545	0.5844	0.5770

* * * * *

Dated: November 13, 2008.

James E. Link,

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.