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Tom Harkin: “Those six countries purchased only about 2 percent of the total world ag imports in 1996. When India and Pakistan were…”

On the recordJuly 9, 1998
Those six countries purchased only about 2 percent of the total world ag imports in 1996. When India and Pakistan were added, the result was only 3.2 percent of the total world ag trade subject to U.S. sanctions. That is simply not enough to have caused the tremendous drop we have recently seen in wheat and other commodity prices. So, yes, we need to pass this bill, but we need to come back in this body and do something to help solve the low ag prices that are hurting our farmers all over America. This bill alone won't do it.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of U.S. sanctions on agricultural prices and the need for further action to support farmers.

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