Cattle Prices Seen Sliding Amid Beef Demand Shifts
Texas A&M livestock specialist Avacek notes fed cattle prices may decline in coming weeks due to ample grass fed supply and rising per capita beef consumption. He projects per capita consumption at 35 to 36 pounds for Oct-Dec with retail prices around 1.49 to 1.50 per pound, while fed cattle could drop to the low $40s if October and November slaughter stay high.
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Ed Uvacke
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Avacek
Texas A&m University System
Crop Care network honors Gulf Farm Center staff
Skip Hobbs and B F Grimes of Gulf Farm Center are named as members of the new Certified Crop Care network. The program highlights soil testing, laboratory analysis, fertilizer recommendations, and professional counsel to support efficient profitable crop production.
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Skip Hobbs
B. F. Grimes
Gulf Farm Center
Ag Exports Mean More Business and Activity
Agricultural exports generated 21 billion in U S business beyond the farm, with 6 billion in the farm sector and 15 billion in non farm segments including 2 billion in food processing and 6 billion in other services. USDA figures show strong export activity contrasts with recent market softness. Also noted are local cotton prices and the D River in Oregon as a geographic aside.
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United States
Russell McDonald
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
U.S
Texas A&m University System
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Oil Decontrol Could Trigger Higher Food Prices
Economist Wayne Hayenga of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service estimates that lifting oil price controls could lift food prices by about seven percent. He cites 1971 energy costs at 5.2 percent of retail food prices, rising to 6.4 percent in 1974, and via energy usage calculations a seven percent average impact. Farmers would bear the brunt, with limited ability to pass costs on in the short term.
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Wayne Hayenga
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hayenga
Office of Economic Impact
Federal Energy Administration
Texas A&m University System
Texas Pecans and Crops Face Mixed Outlook This Season
Texas expects about one quarter of national pecan production with a 75 percent rise nationwide. Crop quality varies due to disease and insect damage. Wheat and oats near completion. corn and sorghum nearly harvested. Cotton progress slower in places. Rio Grande Valley citrus rises while grapefruit markets soften. Brucellosis debates and a record screwworm year loom, with Mission fly lab urging preventive steps.
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High Plains
Blacklands
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Gulf Coast
Rio Grande Valley
Mission
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