Which program forces farmers to destroy millions of dollars' worth of crops each year?
A)Marketing orders.
B)Set-asides.
C)The dairy termination program.
D)Countercyclical payments.

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Marketing orders allow for regulation of the supply of certain crops in order to maintain stable prices. This can involve requiring farmers to destroy a portion of their crops in order to prevent oversupply and price drops. This has resulted in the destruction of millions of dollars' worth of crops each year. Set-asides also involve taking land or crops out of production in order to regulate supply, but this is less commonly implemented in the United States. The dairy termination program and countercyclical payments do not involve the forced destruction of crops.

Which Program Forces Farmers to Destroy Millions of Dollars' Worth