Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 1333

National acreage allotment

The Secretary shall proclaim a national acreage allotment for each crop of wheat. The amount of the national acreage allotment for any crop of wheat shall be the number of acres which the Secretary determines on the basis of the projected national yield and expected underplantings (acreage other than that not harvested because of program incentives) of farm acreage allotments will produce an amount of wheat equal to the national marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year for such crop, or if a national marketing quota was not proclaimed, the quota which would have been determined if one had been proclaimed.

Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 3052 Stat. 53June 20, 1938, ch. 51852 Stat. 775July 26, 1939, ch. 37753 Stat. 1125July 3, 1948, ch. 82762 Stat. 1257Pub. L. 87–703, title III, § 31276 Stat. 620Pub. L. 89–321, title V, § 501(2)79 Stat. 1199Pub. L. 99–198, title III, § 30399 Stat. 1379(, title III, § 333, ; , ; , ; , title II, § 207(b), ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 99–198section 1332 of this title1985— amended section generally, temporarily substituting provisions relating to the establishment and determination of a marketing quota apportionment factor for each crop of wheat for which a national marketing quota is proclaimed under for provisions relating to the proclamation and determination of a national acreage allotment for each crop of wheat. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1985 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 89–321section 1335 of this titlesection 1335 of this title1965— substituted projected national yield for expected yield in the determination of the basis to be used in arriving at the national acreage allotment, inserted limiting parenthetical reference to acreage other than that harvested because of program incentives, and struck out references to expected production on the increases in acreage allotments for farms based upon small-farm base acreages pursuant to and to the expected production on the increased acreages resulting from the small-farm exemption pursuant to .

Pub. L. 87–7031962— substituted provision for proclamation of a national acreage allotment at the time of proclamation of the national marketing quota in an amount that would be the number of acres which on the basis of expected yields would, together with the expected production on increases in acreage allotments for small farms and on increased acreages resulting from the small-farm exemption, make available a supply equal to the national marketing quota for provision for determination of the national acreage allotment as such acreage as on the basis of the national average yield would produce an amount, which, with estimated carryover and imports, would make available a supply equal to a normal year’s domestic consumption and exports plus 30 per centum and prescribing a national acreage allotment for wheat for 1938 at sixty-two million five hundred thousand acres and for any year at not less than fifty-five million acres.

1948—Act , required the Secretary to take imports into consideration in determining acreage allotments for the purposes of marketing quotas.

1939—Act , amended last sentence.

1938—Act , inserted last sentence.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective and Termination Dates of 1985 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–198, title III, § 30399 Stat. 1379, , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective only for the 1987 through 1990 crops of wheat.

Effective Date of 1965 Amendment

Pub. L. 89–321section 501 of Pub. L. 89–321section 1332 of this titleAmendment by effective beginning with crop planted for harvest in calendar year 1966, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1962 Amendment

Pub. L. 87–703section 323 of Pub. L. 87–703section 1301 of this titleAmendment by effective only with respect to programs applicable to crops planted for harvest in calendar year 1964 or any subsequent year and marketing years beginning in calendar year 1964, or any subsequent year, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1948 Amendment

section 1301 of this titleAmendment by act , effective , see section 303 of act , set out as a note under .

Inapplicability of Section

section 9092(a)(1) of this titleSection inapplicable to 2014 through 2018 crops of covered commodities, cotton, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , through , see .

section 8782(a)(1) of this titleSection inapplicable to 2008 through 2012 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , through , see .

section 7992(a)(1) of this titleSection inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , through , see .

section 7301(a)(1)(A) of this titleSection inapplicable to 1996 through 2001 crops of loan commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , and ending , see .

section 303 of Pub. L. 101–624section 1331 of this titleSection inapplicable to 1991 through 1995 crops of wheat, see , set out as a note under .

section 310(a) of Pub. L. 99–198section 1332 of this titleSection inapplicable to 1986 crop of wheat, see , set out as a note under .

section 303 of Pub. L. 97–98section 1331 of this titleSection inapplicable to 1982 through 1985 crops of wheat, see , set out as a note under .

section 404 of Pub. L. 95–113section 1331 of this titleSection inapplicable to 1978 through 1981 crops of wheat, see , set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 91–524, title IV, § 404(2)84 Stat. 1366Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(11)87 Stat. 229, , , as amended by , , , provided that this section is not applicable to 1972 through 1977 crops of wheat.

1965 Crop Acreage Allotment

section 201 of Pub. L. 88–297section 1332 of this titleProclamation of a national acreage allotment for 1965 crop of wheat that will make available an adequate supply of wheat but shall not be less than forty-nine million five hundred thousand acres, see , set out as a note under .