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» Chapter CHAPTER 38— DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING › Part Part A— Purpose; Definitions › Subtitle “Subtitle B— Related Beef Reporting Provisions
7 U.S.C. § 923
IMPORTS OF BEEF, BEEF VARIETY MEATS, AND CATTLE.
“(a)In General.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall—“(1) obtain information regarding the import of beef and beef variety meats (consistent with the information categories reported for beef exports under section 602(a) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5712(a))) and cattle using available information sources; and“(2) publish the information in a timely manner weekly and in a form that maximizes the utility of the information to beef producers, packers, and other market participants.“(b)Content.—The published information shall include information reporting the year-to-date cumulative annual imports of beef, beef variety meats, and cattle for the current and prior marketing years.