FARM VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

SEC. 2513. FARM VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. (a) In General.— The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall develop a system for informing the ultimate consumer of the approximate amount of money (in terms of United States currency) paid the agricultural producer for each primary commodity, contained in retail products. For the purposes of this subsection, the term “primary commodity” means any of 135 United States agricultural commodities the Secretary determines are of dietary significance (including all of the commodities for which Federal agricultural programs exist under the Agricultural Act of 1949). (b) Annual Report by Secretary.— The Secretary shall annually submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, by type of commodity or product, a report containing the information required to be made available to the consumer under subsection (a). In developing such report, the Secretary may seek assistance from such persons as the Secretary deems appropriate.