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askeptic

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11. Pretty sure you have to sign up for the price support program - i.e. this is part of the trade-off

Reply to rachel1 (Original post)

Thu Nov 22, 2012, 04:53 PM

Nov 2012

The article is poorly written, but when I was growing up, but my Dad had to agree to a quantity (of wheat) in order to receive the government price supports. This is/was the cost of getting the price support. This is part of the program.

I don't believe you are forced to take the price support (and therefore, you can sell everything you raise, but likely at a lower price for all of it).

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