Commodity Stabilization Service

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The Commodity Stabilization Service was a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency responsible for administering farm price support and commodity stabilization programs during the mid-20th century.


Statements (38)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of Agriculture agency
United States federal agency
aim protecting farm income
reducing volatility in agricultural markets
stabilizing agricultural commodity prices
appliesToJurisdiction United States
country United States
field agricultural economics
commodity stabilization
farm price support
governmentBranch executive branch of the United States federal government
hasDuty administering acreage control and related programs
administering commodity stabilization programs
administering farm price support programs
implementing federal agricultural price policies
managing surplus agricultural commodities
operating commodity loan programs
operating purchase and storage programs for farm commodities
supporting farm income stability
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
industry agricultural policy administration
legalForm federal executive agency
locationCountry United States
operatedInCentury 20th century
operatedInPeriod mid-20th century
parentOrganization United States Department of Agriculture
partOf United States Department of Agriculture
partOfProgram United States commodity stabilization system
United States farm price support system
replacedBy Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
sector public sector
subjectOf United States agricultural policy history
studies of farm price support programs
subordinateTo Secretary of Agriculture of the United States
usedMethod commodity loans
government purchases of surplus commodities
price support payments
storage and disposal programs for surplus commodities

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Commodity Stabilization Service ("United States commodity stabilization system")
partOfProgram
Production and Marketing Administration
replacedBy

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