7 U.S. Code § 1441a

7 U.S. Code § 1441a is about Cost of production study and establishment of current national weighted average cost of production. It is under Subchapter II (Basic Agricultural Commodities) of Chapter 35A (Price Support Of Agricultural Commodities) of Title 7 (Agriculture) of the Code.

The Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with the land grant colleges, commodity organizations, general farm organizations, and individual farmers, shall conduct a cost of production study of the wheat, feed grain, cotton, and dairy commodities under the various production practices and establish a current national weighted average cost of production. This study shall be updated annually and shall include all typical variable costs, including interest costs, a return on fixed costs, and a return for management.