FEED GRAIN DIVERSION PROGRAM

SEC. 1103. FEED GRAIN DIVERSION PROGRAM Effective only for the 1988 and 1989 crops of feed grains, section 105C(f)(5) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444e(f)(5)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: “(D) (i) In the case of the 1988 and 1989 crops of corn, grain sorghums, and barley, except as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary shall make land diversion payments to producers of corn, grain sorghums, and barley, in accordance with this paragraph, under which the required reduction in the crop acreage base shall be 10 percent and the diversion payment rate shall be $1.75 per bushel for corn. The Secretary shall establish the diversion payment rate for grain sorghums and barley at such level as the Secretary determines is fair and reasonable in relation to the rate established for corn. “(ii) In the case of the 1989 crop of corn, grain sorghums, or barley, the Secretary may waive the application of clause (i) if the Secretary determines that it is necessary to maintain an adequate supply of corn, green sorghums, or barley.”.