Robert Berry: “I too want to recognize Chairman Peterson and Speaker Pelosi for the hard work and the dedication that they have…”

“I too want to recognize Chairman Peterson and Speaker Pelosi for the hard work and the dedication that they have exhibited as they have pursued this farm bill and the great job that they have done and continue to do to get us a farm bill. One thing that we know, the only reason for a farm bill and a farm bill is to guarantee adequate production and processing capacity so that our people have a reasonably priced food and fiber supply. In a global marketplace, and we are certainly in a global marketplace in agriculture today, every country that has food security has a stronger farm bill than we do. They have a better safety net than we do in this country. We absolutely know, just like the chairman said, these prices come up and they go down. Right now the price that you can see on the Chicago Board of Trade is in some cases 25 percent higher than a farmer can actually receive.”