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Collin Peterson: “In my judgment it is unfortunate we are getting to this situation. But people need to understand that if we put the…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2001
In my judgment it is unfortunate we are getting to this situation. But people need to understand that if we put the price of milk at a high level, dairy farmers are very good at producing and they are going to make milk; and they are going to make more milk than we can consume, and we are going to have a problem figuring out what to do with it. That has been the problem over the last number of years. That is why I say that this amendment may be workable if we had a very strong supply management component, but I am skeptical we are going to get one, given the current administration and given the division in the industry.
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Collin Peterson
Minnesota
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Discussing the implications of milk pricing and dairy production during a legislative session.

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