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prices. A eurplue conmiDdity comiiieBlon vas suggested for emergency action in meeting 

 occasional surpluses that are bound to arise in any attempt to obtain balanced abun- 

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EconoDiic analysts must take cognizance of the wishes of farm organizations 

 They usually express the desires of a l9J*ge number of voters and therefore have con- 

 siderable weight in Congress, Econcxaists are not at liberty to forecast prices on the 

 basis of assuming a free market for farm products. That is, the demand for farm prod- 

 ucts cannot be assumed to be based cm the willingness and ability of individual con- 

 sumers to pay certain prices for the qijantlty of farm products produced and held in 

 store. Government ewtion in the way of conanodity loans, government purchases for dis- 

 tribution as gifts or to be held in storage, and export subsidies are some of the im- 

 portant factors in price determination. 



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