21. Most subsidies go to big producers, rather than small, family farms. 22. Neither the United States nor Europe is a big producer of bananas, and neither has many jobs tied to the banana trade. 23. Now, they are introducing private labels and reducing the amount of wine they send to the big producers. 24. Norway was the last big producer outside the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries that had yet to give a firm commitment to cut output. 25. Now that revenue and profits are down, regulators worry that compliance departments will come under even more pressure to look the other way when big producers stray. 26. One propitious sign is that several big producers have ganged up on theater owners and demanded more say in negotiations with unions. 27. One of the biggest casualties, the LTV Corp., was a big producer of sheet steel. 28. Other big gold producers are expected to announce on Monday that they are abandoning hedging. 29. Phelps Dodge, the big copper producer, is holding back, too, even though the demand for copper is strong. 30. Renault does own the big American producer of heavy tractor-trailer rigs, Mack Trucks, and that business has been successful. |