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Generic PIK plans released by USDA
WASHINGTON - Secretary of
Agriculture John R. Block has
announced details of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
advance deficiency and diversion
“generic PIK” provisions, under
which producers may receive
certificates for commodities in lieu
of cash payfnents for program
garticipation under the Food
ecurity Act of 1985.
Block said that USDA’s Com
modity Credit Corporation will
issue payment-in-kind certificates
that are generic, meaning that the
certificate will not be commodity
specific. The certificates will be
redeemable by producers for any
regular, special or farmer-owned
reserve loan commodity, and by
Legislators
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep.
Berkley Bedell and six other
members of the House Agriculture
Committee said that they are
determined to resume their fight
for emergency legislation to
strengthen farm income through
the market.
“We are serving notice that
we’ve just begun to fight,” Bedell
said. “The economic condition in
our districts is continuing to
deteriorate rapidly. Our farmers
don’t want to be dependent on the
government for their income. They
want a fair price from the market.
We’re going to continue our fight
because it’s possible to design a
farm program that strengthens
farm income through the market,
not by government subsidies. And
we’re going to continue our fight
not just because of our farmers but
because this farm crisis hurts our
entire nation.”
Bedell was joined by Reps. Tom
Daschle of South Dakota, Glen
English of Oklahoma, Lane Evans
of Illinois, Dan Glickman of
Kansas, Tim Penney of Minnesota
and Harold Volkmer of Missouri.
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_commerical certificate holders for
any CCC-owned commodity.
PIK certificates will be issued in
the monetary amount due the
producer and will be available for
issuance by county Agricultural
Stabiliztion and Conservation
offices beginning May 1, Block
said. Each producer will have until
Sept. 30,1986, of until the maturity
date of his loan, whichever is
earlier, to request issuance of his
certificate and to market the
certificate.
Producers holding commodities
pledged as loan collateral at
signup must redeem that loan
collateral (except peanuts and
tobacco) to satisfy their PIKs.
Producers may elect to use anv
plan new fight
to boost
farm income
The congressmen said conditions
have changed to make up a new
approach to farm policy more
attractive. Farmers need a
program that will free them from
dependence on government sub
sidies. The congressmen said they
have a program that will spend a
lot less money and do a better job
of saving family farmers because
it will use the market instead of
the federal treasury to strengthen
farm income.
commodity they hold under loan as
a payment-in-kind. The quantity of
the loan collateral that must be
redeemed for PIK purposes will be
determined using the per-unit
value as announced by the CCC on
the day the certificate is presented
for redemption.
Producers who do not hold
commodities under loan or whose
commodities under loan are in
sufficient to satisfy their PIK
entitlement may sell their cer
tificates: a commercial entity who
may in turn redeem them only for
CCC-owned commodities; another
producer who may use the cer
tificate to redeem his commodity
loans; or producers who are co-op
members who may designate an
The congressmen said tne goals
they want to work for in legislation
this year include
strengthening income through
the market
reducing surpluses
encouraging lenders to
restructure debt
making sure credit
available.
“We’re going the wrong direc
tion in farm policy,” Bedell said.
“If we ever had an emergency it’s
now.”
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