Midwest Markets Hog Prices Dip Across Cedar Rapids Waterloo
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo traders report mixed hog prices with Cedar Rapids quoted at 47.50 to 49.00 for hogs and 40.50 to 42.00 for packing sows. waterloo steady to lower at 47.50 to 48.00. Wilson Foods lists 47.50 to 49.00 and discount schedules apply across weight bands. sheep prices rise to 46-48 for wool and 50 for shorn. Buying hours 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Wilsons
Waterloo Bath Packing Co
Des Moines Market Roundup of Hens and Hogs Prices
Market news from Des Moines reports steady to fully steady conditions for live hens and hogs in the West North Central states. Farm prices for eggs range from 20 to 57 cents per dozen by grade, with inventory and demand mixed amid harsh winter roads. Hog trade is slow to moderate with weaker butcher prices, sows steady to higher, and receipts around 85,000 head. grain prices for wheat corn oats soybeans and barley quoted with unsettled basis.
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Federal State Market News Service
USDA
Local Market Report Confusing Row of Numbers and Terms
Reading shows a fragmentary market listing with references to butchers sows and stock figures. It mentions Webster City and price-like tokens such as 48.50 and 300-3 Ib. The readability is low but indicates livestock sales listings and prices from a 1890s style market page.
Livestock futures mixed as cattle and sheep move in thin trading
Livestock futures show moderate activity with varied prices across cattle and calves. Heifers and cows edge higher while steers range from 58 to 66 per hundredweight with prime lots noted, and sheep and lambs post modest gains amid fluctuating bids.
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Ian
Sadie
Stone Esq Oe
Block warns embargo rumors hurt farmers and markets
Agriculture Secretary John Block told farm broadcasters that talk of a Soviet trade embargo unsettles markets and lowers prices. He noted Reagan has not imposed a grain embargo but keeps prerogatives for possible broader sanctions if Poland and the region deteriorate.
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John Block
Soviet Union
Reagan
Poland
Carter
Afghanistan
Block
Reagan seeks 15.1 billion cut to USDA budget
The Reagan administration would cut the Agriculture Department budget by 15.1 billion in the coming year, trimming domestic feeding rural lending and soil cost sharing. Some areas gain funds including research exports and crop insurance with an 8 percent rise to 54 million for research and 11 percent to 40 million for foreign market development.
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al Swegle
Reagan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Congress
Eisenhower
Jamie Whitten
Dmiss
House Agriculture Appropriations Committee
Whitten
Farm income projections spark protests during Reagan Des Moines visit
USDA economists project net farm income this year between 13 and 18 billion dollars, the lowest since the mid 1960s, with comparisons to 1930s parity. About 300 farmers protested in Des Moines as officials warned of foreclosures risks amid large grain carry overs and changing projections.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
the Gazette
USDA
Reagan
Des Moines
Gary Lucier
Duane Show
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Skow
Beef checkoff proposal favored in Iowa poll
A Wallaces Farmer survey of 82 cattlemen shows 47.6 percent support a doubled beef checkoff with 34.1 percent undecided. The 71 percent passing vote four years ago stands as a benchmark. Voters may cast ballots February 22 at ISU extension offices from 8 am to 5 pm. Only the Iowa Farmers Union opposes the measure. Anamosa native Dennis Conrad seeks French students for summer farm work, via Joe Legg at 319-462-2791.
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Wallaces Farmer Magazine
Des Moines
Iowa State University County Extension
The
Iowa Farmers Union
Anamosa
France
Iowa
Dennis Conrad
General Engineering
Lille
Joe Legg
Jones County
Baraboo
Wis
Wisconsin Dairies
Don Storhoff
Congress
Licensing Delays Prompt Pesticide Permit Backlog In Iowa
Dubuque area farmers report seven week delays renewing private applicator licenses needed to buy restricted use pesticides like Paraquat. After a three hour training and a $5 fee, they mail to Des Moines. officials cite a flood of requests and expect four to five weeks turn around.
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
Des Moines
Ken Hall
Iowa
Myron van Cleave
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