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since the days of the Great Depression. “No business group can stand long against sharply lower commodity prices and sharply higher production costs.”
He added that, “Many farmers are demonstrating that they intend to tighten their belts and weather the current economic situation.” How successful they will be will depend on the assistance they receive in dealing with this economic crunch. “Every effort must be taken to reduce overall inflation in the economy and to increase the demand, both domestic and foreign, for agricultural commodities,” he maintained.
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