U.S. Congress - S.1086 Livestock Marketing Fairness Act
S.1086 - Livestock Marketing Fairness Act
A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts. as introduced.
- Short: Livestock Marketing Fairness Act as introduced.
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5/20/2009--Introduced.Livestock Marketing Fairness Act - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit a livestock sale forward contract (with an exception for specified cooperatives) that: (1) does not contain a firm base price that may be equated to a fixed dollar amount on theOfficial Summary
5/20/2009--Introduced.Livestock Marketing Fairness Act - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit a livestock sale forward contract (with an exception for specified cooperatives) that:(1) does not contain a firm base price that may be equated to a fixed dollar amount on the contract day;
(2) is not offered for open public bid;
(3) is based on a formula price; or
(4) provides for the sale of more that 40 cattle, 30 swine, or other livestock in a quantity as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. Defines:
(1) "firm base price" as a transaction using an external source reference price;
(2) "formula price" as any price term that establishes a base from which a purchase price is calculated on the basis of a price that will not be determined or reported until a date after the forward price is established (with specified exclusions); and
(3) "forward contract" as a livestock purchase contract that provides for livestock delivery to a packer at a date that is more than seven days after the date on which the contract is entered into, without regard to whether the contract is for a specified lot of livestock or a specified number of livestock over a certain period of time.
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