Policy Statements

Periodically the Commodity Markets Council issues Policy Statements. These statements present our position on issues of importance to our members, suggest a course of action, and/or show correspondence to and from government officials.

Commodity Market Performance

•  Full Testimony: Lieberman Hearing5/20/08
•  Full Testimony: House Ag Cmte7/10/08
•  Oral Testimony: House Ag Cmte7/10/08
•  Presentation To CFTC Ag Advisory Cmte7/29/08

FSP ARB 43a

•  CMC Comments to FSP ARB 43a6/16/08

Conservation Reserve Program

•  USDA Response to AAGC CRP Letter3/17/08
•  AAGC Letter to Sec. Schafer on CRP1/29/08
•  Response To Sec. Johanns Regarding CRP4/26/07

Trade Liberalization

•  Letter Urging Nomination of Terpstra 4/4/08
•  Ag Coalition Urges Passage of Colombia TPA1/28/08

CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee

•  CMC Comments and Recommendations to AAC12/6/07

Proposed Transaction Tax

•  CMC Letter Opposing Transaction Tax3/23/07
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