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Article
The Next Generation Of U.S. Farm Policies
ISU Economic Report Series
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-1983
Number
21
Disciplines
Abstract
Clearly U.S. agriculture has excess capacity. U.S. consumption plus foreign sales were 5-10% less than production in 1981 and 82. Except for massive and expensive supply control, 1983 production would similarly exceed the weak current demand. Stocks of corn and rice at the end of the current marketing year will be about 50% of this year's utilization. For wheat and cotton the carryover into next year will be about 70% of this years' disappearance...
Citation Information
Neil Harl, Dennis Starleaf, Bob Wisner, Gene Futrell, et al.. "The Next Generation Of U.S. Farm Policies" (1983) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-miranowski/24/