Needed Government Programs in Marketing

Excerpts: For at least 2 years, and probably longer, the agricultural program will be dominated by commitments to support farm income and the prices of agricultural products. This fact will have a decisive bearing on the programs of all public agencies dealing with agricultural production and with the marketing of foods and fibers. I shall not discuss production programs, but I shall try to indicate how the price-support commitments may affect Government programs in marketing. Three kinds of programs may be necessary to carry out commitments to support farm income or the prices of agricultural products. These are: (1) programs to reduce supplies, (2) programs to maintain demand, and (3) programs to reduce marketing costs.