Farm Programs: An Overview of Price and Income Support, and Storage Programs

摘要

The briefing report presents information primarily for fiscal years 1985 through 1987 on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) (1) farm price and income support programs and (2) programs for storing agricultural commodities. The report provides information on net cash outlays on all major support programs and on the cost to the Federal government for storing federally-owned commodities and payments to farmers for storing commodities they own.