But when the world market pushed prices down, farmers asked for emergency payments.
Those who show up will be given an emergency payment next week, he said.
They had established a command post in a wrecked gymnasium where emergency payments from a $40 million fund will eventually be given out.
The city has also fielded social workers to focus on families whose homelessness could be prevented with emergency payments or family counseling.
Concerns were raised over the low figure as emergency payments alone would need funding of between $15 million to $25 million.
Furthermore, they have yet to receive either a salary or the emergency payment of $20 each promised by the American occupation forces.
It did so despite an emergency payment of $647,000 from the state.
They couldn't make emergency payments themselves, but if I went down to the social security office.
The deadline to apply for emergency payments expired 23 November.
The emergency payment this year would give grain and cotton farmers an additional $4.6 billion.