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Farm Payments: Cost and Other Information on USDA's Commodity Certificates

RCED-87-117BR Published: Mar 26, 1987. Publicly Released: Mar 26, 1987.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Agriculture's use of commodity certificates and the costs of issuing the certificates in lieu of cash payments.

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Agriculture and Food
Agricultural programsBudget outlaysCommodity marketingCost analysisFarm subsidiesGrain and grain productsLoan repaymentsAgricultural commoditiesStocksRecycling