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Byron Dorgan: “The whole notion of a transition payment is to transition farmers out of a farm program into the free market. This chart…”

On the recordAugust 2, 1999
The whole notion of a transition payment is to transition farmers out of a farm program into the free market. This chart shows what has happened to the price of wheat since 1996. This chart is similar to the corn chart and the price of corn which the Senator from Iowa shared. This is what has happened to the so-called 'free market' for wheat. The price of wheat has collapsed. The notion of a transition was philosophically by those in this Chamber who said let's transition people out of a farm program. Isn't that the base of an AMTA payment?
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing income support for family farmers and the impact of market changes on wheat prices.

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