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To: Road Walker who wrote (218236)	2/8/2005 10:05:16 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1576346

Sugar gets high import barriers. I don't think most products face big import barriers but grains get a lot of subsidies. Fruits and vegetables generally get less support. I'm pretty sure some types get none at all, but the laws change so unless you really make an effort to keep up with them its hard to be 100% sure. I do know that different payments for different types of crops has been a long term part of the subsidies. Also you don't just get subsidies to food but to tobacco, and cotton, and alcohol intended for fuel use, and other agricultural products that have little or nothing to do with having a secure food source. Tim