U S pushes for world trade policies
A senior Agriculture Department official outlines U S aims in Geneva trade talks under GATT to liberalize world commerce for US farm production, export orientation, and reduced need for subsidies. He notes exports support farm income and offset imports, with two way obligations for market access.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
David L. Hume
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Geneva
Switzerland
U.S
Soviet Union
People’s Republic of China
GATT
Hume
USDA
Wheat farmers press Ford for higher price supports
Don Woodward head of the National Association of Wheat Growers urged President Ford to raise the wheat price support to 3 dollars per bushel from 1.50 to shield growers from losses after last year’s export curbs. He spoke in a telegram as Ford toured Kansas.
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Washington
Ford
Don Woodward
National Association of Wheat Growers
Russell
Kan
Robert Dole
Kansas
Ford Administration
Soviet Union
Russia
U.S
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Poland
Agriculture Department
Beef prices stay low as consumer costs dip in 1976
Government figures show consumer beef prices hit a 16 month low with July retail beef at about 1.38 per pound, the lowest since 1975. Farmers bear the brunt as large supplies press prices down while middlemen gain a larger share. Pork prices rise slightly but remain below last autumnic peaks, with July farm value at about 86.2 cents and marketing spread up.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Irony for Ford as fears of price controls lift costs
The piece notes rising prices across sectors as a potential irony if price controls are feared under Carter. It highlights Ford’s weak inflation narrative and cites U S Steel raising prices, plus higher lumber and plywood costs, amid hopes Carter may act differently.
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Ford
Carter
U.S. Steel
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