Without any data, the opposite conclusion is as likely. If subsidies are removed it's still going to be cheaper to grow, harvest, transport and store corn when

Without any data, the opposite conclusion is as likely. If subsidies are removed it's still going to be cheaper to grow, harvest, transport and store corn when compared to a vegetable like broccoli. One could easily argue more subsidies are needed. Broccoli needs to be heavily subsidized to make it cheaper to produce than corn syrup.