Farm Commodity Programs: A Short Primer

Becker, Geoffrey S.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Agriculture;    Federal aid programs;    Agricultural price supports;    Farm produce;    Budgets;   

RP-ID  :  RS20848
RP-ID  :  RS20848_2001Sep14

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report briefly discusses programs designed to provide income support,price support, and/or supply management for approximately 20 specified agriculturalcommodities. USDA farm support programs represent the heart of U.S. farm policy, by virtue oftheir longevity – they have existed since the early 1930s – and their cost.