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Meanwhile, workers in the USDA's county offices, seeing the handwriting on the wall, are campaigning for new things to do, now that there aren't any price-support payments to dispense.

Crop Prices Erode Farm Subsidy Program Scott Kilman 2011

Few see much chance that legislators would raise the price-support program's target prices high enough to start triggering payments under that subsidy program again.

Crop Prices Erode Farm Subsidy Program Scott Kilman 2011

The Congressional Budget Office, as it prepares 10-year forecasts of government spending, sees very little in the way of price-support payments to Midwestern farmers.

Crop Prices Erode Farm Subsidy Program Scott Kilman 2011

Some analysts expect prices to top $800 a ton if the Thai price-support program is put into full effect.

Thailand Wagers on Rising Rice Prices James Hookway 2011

"People will wait and watch as all the price-support levels have been broken," said Girish Choksi , an Ahmedabad-based bullion dealer, adding that the Indian rupee's value to the dollar will also influence investment decisions.

India Gold Jewelry Buying Set to Pick Up Biman Mukherji 2011

"We don't envision farmers here ever seeing a price-support check again," said Darrel Good, a University of Illinois economist.

Crop Prices Erode Farm Subsidy Program Scott Kilman 2011

Led by their trade group, the National Milk Producers Federation, dairy farmers want to retire the current price-support program, saying it doesn't keep prices of milk high enough to cover the surging cost of corn they feed their cows.

Dairy Farmers vs. Consumers Scott Kilman 2011

Dairy Farms Run Low on Labor An Agriculture Department spokesman said the agency doesn't expect the temporary hike in price-support levels to result in higher dairy prices for consumers.

USDA Tries to Lift Low Milk Prices 2009

But the price-support program, which bars nearly all foreign peanuts from the domestic market, has become a $34 million entitlement for a small group of U.S. growers.

Housebroken 2008

Stocks, like Houses, are still overpriced. $700 billion is not going to do more to support stock and home values than any other price-support mechanism.

The Big Picture 2008