Dairy Policy and the 2008 Farm Bill

Chite, Ralph M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Dairy industry;    Dairy products;    Agriculture;   

RP-ID  :  RL34036
RP-ID  :  RL34036_2008Jun13

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the impact of the 2008 farm bill (P.L. 110-234, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act) on the U.S. dairy industry.It includes an overview of provisions and issues that result from the bill and looks specifically at the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program, the dairy price support program, federal milk marketing orders, and dairy import assessment.There is also some analysis of the implications regarding World Trade Organization (WTO) limitations.An appendix provides a comparison of the 2008 provisions and those from previous legislation.