31. GSFMO implemented the official procurement program, purchasing locally produced wheat and barley at guaranteed prices for domestic sales and exports. 32. The policy of purchasing agricultural crops from farmers at guaranteed prices was put in place in the 1989 crop year. 33. They have staged major demonstrations across the EU in recent months to protest against deep reductions in their guaranteed prices . 34. Having a secure market with guaranteed prices also enabled New Zealand to impose high tariffs on imported goods from other countries. 35. The ECB strives to guarantee price stability by keeping inflation under a self-imposed ceiling of 2 percent by using interest rates. 36. In July, Fischler suggested cuts in guaranteed prices of 30 percent for beef, 20 percent for grains and 10 percent for milk. 37. France, the EU biggest farm nation, has been seeking to water down proposals for deep cuts in guaranteed prices . ( EU-FARM REFORM) 38. But Mexico now appears to be returning, at least between 2003 and 2008, to " floor " or guaranteed prices for basic crops. 39. France, the EU's biggest farm nation, has been seeking to water down proposals for deep cuts in guaranteed prices in negotiations in Brussels. 40. The rest will be bought from private growers at a guaranteed price of dlrs 25 ( Trinidad dlrs 155 ) per metric ton.