Swine packer marketing contracts offered to producers

Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the Secretary shall establish and maintain a library or catalog of each type of contract offered by packers to swine producers for the purchase of all or part of the producers’ production of swine (including swine that are purchased or committed for delivery), including all available noncarcass merit premiums. The Secretary shall make available to swine producers and other interested persons information on the types of contracts described in subsection (a), including notice (on a real-time basis if practicable) of the types of contracts that are being offered by each individual packer to, and are open to acceptance by, producers for the purchase of swine. The reporting requirements under subsections (a) and (b) shall be subject to the confidentiality protections provided under section 1636 of this title. The Secretary shall— Each packer shall provide, and the Secretary shall collect and publish in the monthly report required under paragraph (1)(B), information specifying— It shall be unlawful and a violation of this subchapter for any packer to willfully fail or refuse to provide to the Secretary accurate information required under, or to willfully fail or refuse to comply with any requirement of, this section. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out this section.