pricing that is determined on a delayed 
basis. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall 
publish the information obtained under this 
paragraph in the morning report as soon as 
practicable, but not later than 11:00 a.m. Cen-
tral Time, on each reporting day. 
‘‘(3) AFTERNOON REPORT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The corporate officers 
or officially designated representatives of each 
packer processing plant that processes barrows 
or gilts shall report to the Secretary not later 
than 2:00 p.m. Central Time each reporting 
day—
‘‘(i) the packer’s best estimate of the 
total number of barrows and gilts, and 
barrows and gilts that qualify as packer-
owned swine, expected to be purchased 
throughout the reporting day through each 
type of purchase; 
‘‘(ii) the total number of barrows and 
gilts, and barrows and gilts that qualify as 
packer-owned swine, purchased up to that 
time of the reporting day through each 
type of purchase;
‘‘(iii) the base price paid for all base 
market hogs purchased up to that time of 
the reporting day through negotiated pur-
chases; and 
‘‘(iv) the base price paid for all base 
market hogs purchased up to that time of 
the reporting day through each type of 
purchase other than negotiated purchase, 
unless such information is unavailable due 
to pricing that is determined on a delayed 
basis. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall 
publish the information obtained under this 
paragraph in the afternoon report as soon as 
practicable, but not later than 3:00 p.m. Cen-
tral Time, on each reporting day.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORTING; SOWS AND BOARS. 
Section 232 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1635j) is amended by—
(1) redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
(2) inserting after subsection (c) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) DAILY REPORTING; SOWS AND BOARS.—
‘‘(1) PRIOR DAY REPORT.—The corporate offi-
cers or officially designated representatives of each 
packer of sows and boars shall report to the Sec-
retary, for each business day of the packer, such in-
formation reported by hog class as the Secretary de-
termines necessary and appropriate to—
‘‘(A) comply with the publication require-
ments of this section; and 
‘‘(B) provide for the timely access to the 
information by producers, packers, and other 
market participants. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING.—Not later than 9:30 a.m. 
Central Time, or such other time as the Secretary 
considers appropriate, on each reporting day, a 
packer required to report under paragraph (1) shall 
report information regarding all sows and boars pur-
chased or priced during the prior business day of the 
packer. 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The informa-
tion from the prior business day of a packer re-
quired under this subsection shall include all pur-
chase data, including—
‘‘(A) the total number of sows purchased 
and the total number of boars purchased, each
divided into at least three reasonable and mean-
ingful weight classes specified by the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) the number of sows that qualify as 
packer-owned swine; 
‘‘(C) the number of boars that qualify as 
packer-owned swine; 
‘‘(D) the average price paid for all sows; 
‘‘(E) the average price paid for all boars; 
‘‘(F) the average price paid for sows in 
each weight class specified by the Secretary 
under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(G) the average price paid for boars in 
each weight class specified by the Secretary 
under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(H) the number of sows and the number 
of boars for which prices are determined, by 
each type of purchase; 
‘‘(I) the average prices for sows and the 
average prices for boars for which prices are de-
termined, by each type of purchase; and 
‘‘(J) such other information as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to carry out this 
subsection. 
‘‘(4) PRICE CALCULATIONS WITHOUT PACKER-
OWNED SWINE.—A packer shall omit the prices of
sows and boars that qualify as packer-owned swine 
from all average price calculations, price range cal-
culations, and reports required by this subsection. 
‘‘(5) REPORTING EXCEPTION: PUBLIC AUCTION 
PURCHASES.—The information required to be re-
ported under this subsection shall not include pur-
chases of sows or boars made by agents of the re-
porting packer at a public auction at which the title 
of the sows and boars is transferred directly from 
the producer to such packer. 
‘‘(6) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall pub-
lish the information obtained under this paragraph 
in a prior day report not later than 11:00 a.m. Cen-
tral Time on the reporting day on which the infor-
mation is received from the packer. 
‘‘(7) ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSION
OF
INFORMA-
TION.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide 
for the electronic submission of any information re-
quired to be reported under this subsection through
an Internet website or equivalent electronic means 
maintained by the Department of Agriculture.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 
2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.