We did sell some of Swoon's works, which went from $ 10,000 to 15,000 each, but that couldn't have possibly covered the costs of production. (purple.fr)
For economies that export a given fossil - energy product but charge less for it in the domestic markets, the domestic subsidies are implicit; they have no direct budgetary impact so as long as the price covers the cost of production. (iea.org)
Australian Dairy Farmers president Noel Campbell told Fairfax Media last month that most farmers operated on a $ 5 to $ 5.50 a kilogram milk price to cover their costs of production. (afr.com)