[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 04-793]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), today denied 
a petition for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) that was filed on 
December 4, 2003, by the U.S. Rice Producers Association, Houston, 
Texas.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon investigation, the Administrator 
determined that increasing imports of rice did not contribute 
importantly to the decline in domestic producer prices during the 
August 2002--July 2003 marketing year. Key factors contributing to the 
decline, according to an investigation conducted for the Administrator, 
were the growth in U.S. production and increased carry-in stocks of 
U.S.-produced rice. Increases in rice imports had only a minimal impact 
on the decline in domestic producer prices, because most imports are 
varieties of rice not produced in the United States and thus not 
directly competitive with U.S. rice production.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade 
Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916, E-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: January 8, 2004.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 04-793 Filed 1-12-04; 8:45 am]
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