So where do they try to sell their excess production?
In protecting farm incomes, they said, the President would keep farmers in business, and thus contribute to excess production.
Surprisingly, little was done with excess production until quite recently, when a number of producers initiated aggressive export campaigns.
The constant irritation results in excess production of mucus which makes breathing difficult.
Some said it was possible that members wanted to avoid discussing how little excess production capacity they now have.
And the problem is that when demand weakens elsewhere, everybody wants to send their excess production to North America.
Oil and raw materials are particularly inexpensive, and the competition to sell all the excess production holds down prices.
That plan would make sense, provided the manufacturers were reimbursed at cost and not given a profit on the excess production.
Orange juice futures prices toppled amid talk of excess production.
In many countries, price supports and import curbs keep internal food prices high, creating excess production.