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Farming the mailbox: US subsidies to agriculture

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Farming the mailbox: US subsidies to agriculture

In the same week as a Globe and Mail interactive feature pegged Canadian farmers receiving $ 8.0 billion in government subsidies, annually, a report from an Ottawa-based trade and public affairs agency has estimated the cost of subsidizing US farmers at more than $ 180 billion in 2009.

November 24, 2010  By Marketwire


Nov. 24, 2010 – In the same week as a Globe and Mail interactive
feature pegged Canadian farmers receiving $8.0 billion in government
subsidies, annually, a report from an Ottawa-based trade and public
affairs agency has estimated the cost of subsidizing US farmers at more
than $180 billion in 2009. |  READ MORE

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