2002 Marketing Quota and Price Support for Flue-Cured Tobacco

요약

The purpose of this final rule is to codify determinations made by the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) for the 2002 crop of flue-cured tobacco. In accordance with the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, (1938 Act), the Secretary determined the 2002 marketing quota for flue-cured tobacco to be 582.0 million pounds. In accordance with the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, (1949 Act), the Secretary determined the 2002 price support level to be 165.4 cents per pound. This rule will also codify the 2000 and 2001 marketing quotas and price support levels. The intended effect of this rule is to codify the announced quota levels as required.