Less supply could mean stable, if not immediately higher, prices.

In the longer term, however, oil company executives have recently been predicting stable prices.

We are looking for a stable price, not necessarily high or low.

Now the reward is at hand, in the form of faster growth and stable prices.

The officially projected cost is $25 billion, but officials said today it may be lower thanks to stable prices.

But, he added, "I think stable prices are the primary goal."

The official goals usually include relatively stable prices and low unemployment.

Thus far it has delivered, with prices basically stable over the past year.

"And my contention is that the program causes stable prices."

By providing stable prices and also looking at the costs of food production.