Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, June 22, 1990 TAG: 9006220097
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG LENGTH: Short
The rate is based on a national average of $1.57, according to W. Terry Altizer, ASCS county executive director. Some county price supports were adjusted to reflect location and transportation costs and other factors.
Price support loans provide operating capital to farmers, enabling them to hold their crop off the market and benefit from price increases that often come after harvest.
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