The coverage offered under the programs announced in October lasts for 15 or so years. In order to offset their losses, producers are essentially going to be underpaid. One of the features of agriculture is the poor mobility of resources. It's not easy for farmers to disinvest from one sector in order to reinvest in another. First, it takes a significant amount of capital. In order to generate a single dollar of income, a farmer can easily spend $7 or $8. So it's very difficult to move capital.
Second, the heritage value of farms is clear. Oftentimes, a farming operation has been in the family for two, three, four, five, or six generations. Operators will put up with undercompensation for long periods before they decide to leave the sector. They may not leave right away after that period of time, but their economic conditions will deteriorate, preventing them from investing in technologies or improving efficiency. In that sense, then, the ability of our farms to compete is at risk.