▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁farm ▁bill ▁( P . L . ▁ 1 0 7 - 1 7 1 , ▁Sec . ▁ 1 3 0 1 - 1 3 1 0 ). ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁farm ▁bill ▁( P . L . ▁ 1 0 4 - 1 2 7 ) ▁required ▁that ▁( for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 - 2 0 0 2 ▁cro ps ) ▁the ▁p ound age ▁qu ota ▁be ▁set ▁equal ▁to ▁project ed ▁food ▁demand ▁and ▁related ▁uses . ▁The ▁national ▁qu ota ▁was ▁allocated ▁among ▁states ▁based ▁on ▁historical ▁shares , ▁and ▁then ▁divided ▁among ▁far ms ▁based ▁on ▁production ▁history . ▁O wn ers ▁( via ▁inheritance ▁or ▁purchase ) ▁of ▁qu ota ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁sell ▁pe an uts ▁produced ▁against ▁their ▁qu ota , ▁or ▁sell , ▁le ase ▁and ▁transfer ▁their ▁qu ota ▁to ▁other ▁produ cers . ▁Pe an uts ▁market ed ▁above ▁the ▁qu ota ▁limits ▁( called ▁additional ▁pe an uts ) ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁cr ushed ▁for ▁non - ed ible ▁uses ▁or ▁export ed . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁farm ▁bill ▁elimin ated ▁pe an ut ▁quot as ▁and ▁the ▁two - t ier ed ▁pr icing ▁structure ▁and ▁replaced ▁this ▁with ▁a ▁support ▁program ▁compar able ▁to ▁that ▁for ▁so - called ▁covered ▁comm od ities ▁-- ▁such ▁as ▁whe at , ▁feed gra ins , ▁cot ton , ▁and ▁rice — as ▁well