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114747 1 (1981-03-18)

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              UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                      WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

                                        FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                        EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EST
                                        WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1981

                            STATEMENT OF
                      HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR
            COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

                            BEFORE THE
           SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT,
                       AND RELATED AGENCIES
                 SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                                ON 1

                GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICEREVIEWS OF          114747
                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CTIVITIE2


MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:

     WE ARE HERE TODAY AT YOUR INVITATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION

ON THE RESULTS OF SOME OF OUR REVIEWS DURING THE PAST YEAR RELAT-

ING TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ACTIVITIES AND TO OFFER OUR VIEWS

ON THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS AFFECTING THE DEPART-

MENT AND THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. I WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MAJOR

ISSUES INVOLVED. THE APPENDIX TO MY STATEMENT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION FOR THE RECORD.

DAIRY PROGRAM AND PARITY CONCEPT

     ONE PROGRAM THAT WE REPORTED ON AND THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS

PROPOSED CHANGES IN, IS THE DAIRY PRICE-SUPPORT PROGRAM. THE

EXISTING PARITY-BASED PROGRAM, WITH TWICE-A-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS IN

THE PARITY PRICE, HAS NOT ONLY RESULTED IN A MORE THAN ADEQUATE

SUPPLY OF MILK BUT HAS CAUSED MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCT PRICES, AND

GOVERNMENT COSTS, TO RISE TO HIGHER AND HIGHER LEVELS. WE RE-

PORTED IN JULY 1980 THAT MOST OF THE INCREASE HAS RESULTED FROM

THE PARITY PRICE FORMULA WHICH DOES NOT ADEQUATELY CONSIDER MANY



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