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Duplin Agribusiness Council Express Concerns Over Tobacco Program | Editor's Note: The fol lowing is a letter and survey sent to the Duplin Agribusi ness Council members. The letter and survey is being printed by request of the Duplin Agribusiness Council In hopes that all Duplin County firmers might eipress their feelings about the tobacco program to the Congressional Representa tives. | April 19. 1982 TO ALL DUPLIN AGRI BUSINESS COUNCIL MEMBERS: In our last meeting, general concerns regarding the fate of the tobacco pro gram were expressed. In order to help our congres sional representatives better understand the feelings of Duplin County tobacco growers ana citizens, we would like to provide you the appropriate addresses to which you might forward your thoughts and sugges tions on the tobacco pro gram. As an Agribusiness Council, we do not feel we can express viewpoints for the total organization be cause we have not had a chance to survey member ship. We do feel it is im portant, however, that each individual express his views. We are enclosing a survey form that was in the last issue of "Tobacco Farmer" if you wish to use this. Do not feel limited by it. You may also wish to contact Charlie Whitley. Jesse Helms, John East, Charlie Rose, or any other member of the Congress, whether they be from our state or other states. We do feel that our congressional delegation is interested in our opionions and are seeking ways to do what we wish with the tobacco program. Please take this opportunity to let them know your thoughts. Sincerely, Roy Houston. President Duplin County Agribusiness Council I Addresses: The Honorable Charles Whitley House of Representatives 404 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20S1S The Honorable Jesse Helms United States Senate 4213 Dirksen Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable John East United States Senate 5313 Dirksen Building Washington. DC 20510 The Honorable Charles Rose House of Representatives 2435 Rayburn Office Bldg. Washington. D.C. 20515 ... tell it to the congressman! Dear Congressman: I ub concerned about the changes being considered in the tobacco allotment and price support systems. I recognize some changes most be made to keep a program, bnt have thoughts and feelings about those changes. Those thoughts and feeling are reflected in my answers to the questions below. Please take my opi nions into consideration as you develop new legislation. ALLOTMENTS 1. The allotment program has been part of growing tobacco in the United States for years. Do you favor continuation of the allotment program? ? Yes GNo TRANSFER OF ALLOTMENTS 2. Regarding ownership of allotments, do you believe (check one): i?i There should be a mechanism for transfer ring allotments per manently into the hands of growers, or O There should be no change in allotment ownership system. 3. If, as is being proposed in government discussions, such a mechanism for transferring allotments into the hands of growers is created, which of the following systems would Su prefer (check one): Voluntary. Nonpro ducers could keep their allotments if they choose, but would be en couraged to sell them. D Mandatory. Nonpro ducers would lose their quota without compen sation. t . If transfer of allotment by sale Kornegay Attends Institute George R. Kornegay Jr., president-elect of the N.C. State Bar, participated in the American Bar Association's bar leadership institute in Chicago, III. in March. Joining 125 other state and local bar officials from across the country and the president and president-elect of the ABA, the participants re viewed law-related issues af fecting the legal profession and the public and learned techniques for improving bar association management of such issues. Kornegay is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and their law school. He has practiced law in Mount Olive since 1963 and is the senior member of the law firm of Korengay, Rice & Edwards, P.A., with offices in Mount Olive and Kenansville. He has served as a member of the N.C. State Bar Council for 8 years. He has served as vice president of the State Bar and Is presently serving as presi dent-elect. He will assume the presidency at the Octo ber, 1982, meeting in ^ ^ I Thomas Edison and his staff at Menlo Park invented something new every ton davs.T is permitted separate from the land, which of the following systems would you prefer (check one): G Sales should be resticted to the county of the original allotment. ? Sales should be permitted anywhere within the state, regardless of the county lines. 5. If transfer by sale is permitted, would you sell quota you now own? (check one): ? Yes ? No 6. If transfer by sale is permitted, would you buy quota? (check one): ? Yes ? No 7. If it were possible to sell quota in your county, what do you think would be a fair price per Bund? (check one): $ .50 per pound ? SI.00 per pound ? $2.00 per pound ? $3.00 per pound ? $4.00 per pound ? $5.00 per pound ? $6.00 per pound ? $7.00 per pound ? $8.00 per pound ? More than $8.00 /lb. 8. If transfer by sales is permit ted, what would be your goal as to size of operation? (check one): ? Same G Larger G Smaller LOCATION OF PRODUCTION 9. It has been proposed that quota owners be required to grow their quota on the land to which it is allotted every cer tain number of years. What do you think of this proposal? (check one): G Agree. ? Disagree. 10. If it is required that quota owners be required to periodically grow their quota on land to which it is allotted, how frequently do you think this should be done? (check one). ? Every year ? Every second year ? Every third year ? Every fourth year ? Every fifth year ? Less frequently than every fifth year SUPPORT PRICE 11. It has been proposed that the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture be given the authority, begin ning with the 1982 crops, to reduce the mandatory price support increase in order to make U.S. tobacco more com petitive in the world market. ,How do you feel about this Eroposal? (check one): D Agree. ? Disagree. 12. There have been a number of specific proposals for levels of reduction of the support price increase, beginning with the 1982 crop. If reductions are made, under which of the following reductions could you show a profit for this Sir's crop? (check one): SI.70?a 35reduction in the increase ? SI.67?a 50?h reduction in the increase D SI.585?freezing the support price G Higher than above 13. If world demand made it ap pear that Stabilization would receive excess amounts of a few grades of tobacco in 1982, would you favor a one-year, one-time authority to USDA to lowfr the price support level on those grades to make them V more competitive? (check, one): -J Ye*, I lav or reduction. ? No1, 1 am against it. ASSESSMENT 14. The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture has asked Con gress to authorize a per-pound assessment to establish a fund to ensure that Stabilization will function without cost to the taxpayer. How do you feel about this assessment? (check one): ? Strongly in favor lj In favor ? Don't care ? Against ? Strongly against 15. If a per-pound assessment is made, it will be determined by the cost for running the Stabilization program. Realiz ing there is no accurate figure for that cost now available, what level of assessment do you think would be reasonable? (check one): ? Less than 2C per pound ? 2c per pound ? 3c per pound D 4C per pound ? 5C per pound ? Other LEASING 16. If it came down to a choice be tween accepting a standard lease-fee?say 40c ? pound? or losing the allotment pro gram entirely, which would you choose? (check one): ? I would accept standar dized lease-fees to keep allotments. ? I am against standardiz ed lease-fees even if it means losing the allot ment program. 17. If transfer by sale is permitted, how do you think value of the allotment should be determin ed? (check one): ? Should be determined by the federal government. ? Should be determined by the county ASCS com mittee . ? Should be determined - *r through competitive bid ding on an individual basis. ? Should be determined by prices set at county auc tions. ? Other: , 18. Much discussion has taken place regarding the effect of fall leasing. What is yqur opi nion regarding this practice? (check one): ? Fall leasing should con tinue as currently struc tured. ? Fall leasing should not be allowed except in cases brought about by natural disaster. ? Fall leasing should be eliminated. EXPORTS 19. The gateway to expand quota allotments is through increased domestic and international 1 consumption of U.S. tobacco. Economic theory indicates that the proper balance between quality and price will maximize consumption. Which of the following approaches, if any, would you endorse and in which would you participate? (check any and all you will sup Srt). Would accept a 10 to 13-cent decrease in market price if this would result in a signifi cant long-range gain for U.S. tobacco in the marketplace. ? Would favor increased allotments to increase overseas sales, even if this meant lower prices. ? Would clean tobacco carefully, eliminating such things as off-color, oxidized leaves, sand. Please fill oaf and send Congressman Charlie R Chairman Tobacco and Committee on Agriculti 2435 Rayburn Bldg Washington, D.C. 2051 ? and i rash in order to-(I) gun increased preference by international buydk plus (11 slightly higher prices for primings add leaf., ? Wo^ld pass on to Hie taarketplye any produc tion cost savings thkt would' result fr^j> es&blishment of a lower standardized lease price. la addition to the subjects covered above. I have other concerns. / would like the Subcommittee to take into consideration: DEMOGRAPHICS ^ In order for the Subcommittee for Tobacco~?fl3 Peanuts to better understand my answers, here is some information about my involvement in tobacco. 1 am a: O Grower. Own all allotments I raise. G Grower. Lease all allotments 1 raise. D Grower. Lease part /own p^ of all allotments 1 raise. . V G Allotment holder. 1 don t farm the allotment. My age if: * G 20 or under G 21-25 years G 26-35 years Q 36-45 years G 46-55 years G 56-65 years Q Over 65 years In 1981, I marketed the following number of pounds of tobacco: G None G 0 to 9600 pounds G 9600 to 15.000 pounds G 15.000 to 20,000 pounds G 20,000 to 30,000 pounds G 30,000 to 50,000 pounds D 50,000 to 100,000 pounds f' G 100,000 to 200.000 pounds W' G 200,000 or more pounds to: lose I Peanut Subcommittee ure 5 ?; Whitley Office To Visit Duplin County Congressman Charlie Whitley's Third District mobiic office will visit Duplin County on Tuesday, May 4. Rodney Knowles, field rep resentative, will be manning the office and available to persons having matters that they wish brought to Whit ley's attention. The office will be at Beula ville from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. at the Post Office, and at Greenevers from 11 a.m. until noon at the Town Hall. The office will be at Faison from 1 until 2 p.m. at the Fire Station. 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