Declaration of a State of Emergency and Release of Feed Grain From the Disaster Reserve

President Clinton declared a state of emergency on July 1, 1996, due to drought and natural disasters reducing U.S. feed grain supplies, authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to release grain from the disaster reserve to assist livestock producers.

Federal Register Open PDF 61 FR 35083

Market exposure

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Sectors

Agriculture

Mechanisms

Subsidy / incentive

Role pressure

ProtectiveDomestic producer — Livestock producers receive subsidized access to emergency feed grain reserves, reducing input costs during supply shortage
MixedDownstream manufacturer — Feed grain users (livestock operations) benefit from reserve release, but grain farmers may face price depression from additional supply injection

Geographies

Illustrative public companies

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ADMArcher Daniels MidlandBGBungeCATCaterpillarCTVACortevaTSNTyson Foods

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Key directives

Secretary of Agriculture to determine necessary amounts of reserve grain for release
Secretary to dispose of reserve grain as authorized by section 813 of the Agricultural Act of 1970

Who is ordered

Secretary of Agriculture · Department of Agriculture

Timeline

Immediate

Emergency declaration takes effect
Authorization for Secretary of Agriculture to release reserve grain

Near term (90d)

Secretary determines amounts of reserve to release
Disposition of reserve grain to market

Long term

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Risks & tensions

No explicit quantity or timeline specified for reserve release—delegated entirely to Secretary's discretion
Drought concentrated in Southwest but 'other feed grain areas' vaguely defined
Potential tension between rapid relief and reserve depletion for future emergencies