DE MINIMIS YIELDS.

SEC. 212. DE MINIMIS YIELDS. The Secretary of Agriculture may determine a de minimis yield for each crop eligible for reduced yield disaster payments under this subtitle. The de minimis yield shall be set at a level that will minimize any incentive provided by the prospect of disaster payments to abandon crops that have a value that exceeds the cost of harvesting. In no case may the de minimis yield be less than the amount of production that, when valued at current market prices, equals the average cost of harvesting the crop, as determined by the Secretary. Any producer whose actual yield for a crop is equal to or less than the de minimis yield for such crop shall be considered as having an actual yield of zero for the purpose of calculating any reduced yield disaster payments for such crop under this subtitle.