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 the rate used in administering Public Law 102-229 and Public Law 102-368, which was 



50.04 percent, with factored benefits then being made to eligible producers. 



Additionally, Public Law 103-75, The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for relief 

 from the major, wide spread flooding in the midwest act of 1993, appropriates funds for 

 1993-crop losses suffered due to damaging weather or related conditions in 1993 and 

 provides for the use of CCC funds under certain conditions in order to make payment at 

 100% of the producers eligible claims. The proration factor is set at 100 percent. 



For your convenience, I have attached a brief summary of the legislation covering 

 appropriations for 1990 through 1993 crop losses. 



That said, let me move on to how we administer disaster assistance programs for citrus 

 fruits, nursery crops, and trees. I will discuss crop-loss benefits first, and then conclude 

 with a brief description of cost-share assistance for producers who replace or rehabilitate 

 orchards and forest trees. 



In the case of citrus fruits , we determine a producer's historical marketings or production for 

 different markets, such as the fresh and juice markets. We then calculate expected and 

 actual production for each market. Secondary market provisions apply if the producer has a 

 history of selling in one market, such as the fresh fruit market, but because of the fruit's 

 quality the producer is forced to sell in another market, such as the processed market. In 



