11.   The measures would require hundreds of millions of dollars in government subsidies, but the program has strong support from the farm lobby and the environmentalists.

12.   Critics say the plan forces citizens to pay to make life easier for private companies and credit cooperatives affiliated with the politically powerful farm lobby.

13.   European Union and Japanese governments are wary of upsetting their influential farm lobbies.

14.   Farm lobbies have been urging the Bush administration to step up its pressure on Europe.

15.   France worries that its powerful farm lobby will revolt against subsidy cuts.

16.   Japan and South Korea are actively campaigning against global free trade in agriculture as a way of protecting their politically powerful domestic farm lobby, Australian farmers said Monday.

17.   Schroeder warned the powerful farm lobby to anticipate and accept a loss of influence.

18.   Some EU nations are also balking at closer integration with the east because of opposition from domestic farm lobbies worried by competition from cheap East European produce.

19.   That plan was roundly criticized for burdening taxpayers to make life easier for private companies and credit cooperatives affiliated with the politically powerful farm lobby.

20.   The farm lobby also is pushing Congress to allow sales of food to Cuba and won a small victory Thursday.