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Rapidly Rising Rice Subsidies Show Importance of U.S. Farm Programs

Current Farm PolicyBy Farm Policy FactsSeptember 16, 2013Leave a comment

By Rene Pastor   It is called the Thai rice paddy pledging program.   The government in Bangkok pays farmers above market prices for their rice – about $4.4 billion above market prices in the 2011/2012 crop year alone. It put the program in place to win farmer votes during parliamentary elections, and despite blowing…

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