[Nachum]

Did we produce more farm products in 2004 than in 1994? Did we just export a record amount of ag products last year?

Some farmers produced more. Those in competing agribusiness, like sugar took it on the nose. Yes we exported more, but we imported more than we exported. Our agricultural balance of trade is negative, not positive. In the pursuit of increased trade, we have massively disrupted our own agribusiness. If farmers are doing so great, why have farm subsidies increase more than 10%?

[Toddsterpatriot]

Some farmers produced more. Those in competing agribusiness, like sugar took it on the nose.

We produced less sugar? You have a source?

Yes we exported more, but we imported more than we exported.

You said ag was hurt, yet we produced and exported more than ever.

If farmers are doing so great, why have farm subsidies increase more than 10%?

Cause the government sucks. Big surprise.

[nopardons]

Why are you so enamored of paying sugar subsidies to already very wealthy people? That's what America has been doing for man decades, to our American sugar business owners.