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 PUBLIC LAW 106-78—OCT. 22, 1999 113 STAT. 1195 the processing plant should be considered a packer under this chapter. "(13) PACKER-OWNED SWINE.—The term 'packer-owned swine' means swine that a packer (including a subsidiary or affiliate of the packer) owns for at least 14 days immediately before slaughter. "(14) PACKER-SOLD SWINE. —The term 'packer-sold swine' means the swine that are— "(A) owned by a packer (including a subsidiary or affiliate of the packer) for more than 14 days immediately before sale for slaughter; and "(B) sold for slaughter to another packer. "(15) PORK.— The term 'pork' means the meat of a porcine animal. "(16) PORK PRODUCT.— The term 'pork product' means a product or bproduct produced or processed in whole or in part from pork. "(17) PURCHASE DATA.— The term 'purchase data' means all of the applicable data, including weight (if purchased live), for all swine purchased during the applicable reporting period, regardless of the expected delivery date of the swine, reported by- "(A) hog class; "(B) type of purchase; and "(C) packer-owned swine. "(18) SLAUGHTER DATA. —The term 'slaughter data' means all of the applicable data for all swine slaughtered by a packer during the applicable reporting period, regardless of when the price of the swine was negotiated or otherwise determined, reported by— "(A) hog class; "(B) type of purchase; and "(C) packer-owned swine. "(19) SOW. —The term 'sow' means an adult female swine that has produced one or more litters. "(20) SWINE.— The term 'swine' means a porcine animal raised to be a feeder pig, raised for seedstock, or raised for slaughter. "(21) SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE. —The term 'swine or pork market formula purchase' means a purchase of swine by a packer in which the pricing mechanism is a formula price based on a market for swine, pork, or a pork product, other than a future or option for swine, pork, or a pork product. "(22) TYPE OF PURCHASE. —The term 'type of purchase', with respect to swine, means— "(A) a negotiated purchase; "(B) other market formula purchase; "(C) a swine or pork market formula purchase; and "(D) other purchase arrangement. "SEC. 232. MANDATORY REPORTING FOR SWINE. 7 USC 1635J. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Secretary shall establish a program of swine price information reporting that will— "(1) provide timely, accurate, and reliable market information; "(2) facilitate more informed marketing decisions; and

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