Americans eat more red meat amid supply and price hints
The Agriculture Department reports higher per capita red meat intake in 1976 amid abundant supplies as beef prices lag. Rep William Cotter argues USDA misreads the livestock outlook, warning of potentially high meat costs in late 1977 and 1978.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Connecticut
William R. Cotter
USDA
Cotter
Earl L. Butz
Department
Agricultural Marketing Service
American National Cattlemen’s Association
U.S
Economic Research Service
More pork headed to the marketplace
The Agriculture Department projects larger hog and pig inventories in 14 states led by Illinois and Texas, with Sept 1 totals at 48.7 million head and sow breeding up 16 percent, signaling sustained marketing in coming months. Rice outlook shows record stocks and potential support for prices, while prices for farm foods ease.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Georgia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Texas
USDA
Economic Research Service
Antibiotics on farm raise human health concerns
A Tufts led study links animal antibiotic use to drug resistant bacteria in farm families. Chickens fed tetracycline showed resistant E coli in intestines. six months after stopping, resistance disappeared. Researchers urge reevaluation of widespread drug feeds in animal husbandry.
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Boston
George B. FitzGerald
Tufts University Medical School
New England Journal of Medicine
Animal Health Institute
FitzGerald
Windham College
Putney
Sherborn
Mass
Wheat allocations cut in Food for Peace program
The Ford administration trims wheat share in long term credits for the Food for Peace program for the coming year. Initial 12 month target at 3.43 million metric tons to 17 countries, down from 3.98 million last year. Bell noted final approvals remain pending and allocations may shift with world needs. Egypt, South Korea, Bangladesh and Portugal receive the largest shares among current allotments.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Henry A. Kissinger
Agriculture Department
Cal
Agriculture
Richard E. Bell
Bell
U.S
Portugal
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Tanzania
Zaire
Haiti
Guinea
Phillipines
Senegal
Sudan
Zambia
Interagency
USDA
Senate
Kissinger
Egypt
South Korea
Bangladesh
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Joe Browder
Environmental Policy Center
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Harrison Wellford
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Philip Hart
D-Mich
Bureau of Labor Statistes
Washington (Ap
Butz
Congressional Budget Office
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