7 USC § 1637 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s1637"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 1637 - Purpose"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "1637"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "DAIRY PRODUCT MANDATORY REPORTING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 271, as added Pub. L. 106–532, § 2, Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2541.)"
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# § 1637. Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a program of information regarding the marketing of dairy products that—

**(1)** provides information that can be readily understood by producers and other market participants, including information with respect to prices, quantities sold, and inventories of dairy products;

**(2)** improves the price and supply reporting services of the Department of Agriculture; and

**(3)** encourages competition in the marketplace for dairy products.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 271, as added Pub. L. 106–532, § 2, Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2541.)