Farmers flood lawmakers with toll free farm complaints
Thousands of farmers used a free dial a farm complaint line in a Washington lobby setup by the Agriculture Council of America and Farmland Industries. They pressed lawmakers and Reagan officials for relief from high interest rates, rising costs, and farm losses, with many callers from Kansas and Iowa voicing frustration.
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Wilson Foods Hog and Lamb Quotes and Discounts
Wilson Foods Cedar Rapids posted hog prices 56.00 to 57.00 with 50 cent discounts for light hogs 200 to 210 pounds and tiered cuts for heavier weights. Lamb prices rose to 64 to 66 dollars. Buying hours 7 to 10 A.M. Monday to Friday. Waterloo Bath Packing Co quoted feeder hogs at 56.00 to 56.50, one dollar higher.
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Des Moines Market News Hogs Eggs and Meat Prices
Des Moines reports steady to steady undertone in eggs and meat markets. Farm eggs mostly 38 to 42 cents for large, 28 to 29 for medium, 16 cents for small. Hog markets slow to moderate with higher loads and mixed leg. dressed beef softer in a light demand market. Pork and bellies show mixed gains with steady to higher tones noted on some weights.
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Livestock Futures and commodity prices reported
Tuesday markets show hog prices around 53 to 58 per cwt with demand from butchers firmer and hogs bidding 6,000 head traded. Cattle prices steady to mixed with prime steers around 71 to 94, light heifers 69 to 71, deliveries and futures varied. Grain bids to arrive by truck and rail for corn soybeans and wheat noted, with No 2 hard winter wheat around 3.5 and corn at 2.82 per bushel.
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Alabama congressman fielded Linn farmers questions on farm economy
Rep. Tom Bevill joined Linn County farm leaders in a National Hearing on the Farm Economy via telephone. The Iowa group pressed concerns from nitrogen fertilizer costs to foreign land ownership as Bevill reassured on decontrol and noted interest rate drops with deficit cutting. Farm leaders warned against rising business influence and urged policy safeguards.
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Congress
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Freeman
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Lynn Schulte
Mount Vernon
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Blackford
Foreclosure pace praised by Farmers Union official
Curt Sorteberg of the Iowa Farmers Union hailed a report showing reduced farm foreclosures by the Farmers Home Administration in Iowa. State director Robert Pim says no Iowa farm foreclosures have been completed and few are expected, while Sorteberg criticizes some lending methods and equity calculations used by Farmers Home.
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Curt Sorteberg
Iowa Farmers Union
Farmers Home
Robert Pim
Iowa
Pim
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the Gazette
1982 Farm price outlook from USDA signals modest rise
The Agriculture Department projected higher season average prices for the 1982 grain and soybean harvests. Crops are expected to be large with rising grain stocks, but stronger price supports and farmer participation in programs may lift prices above 1981-82 levels. Corn prices seen at 2.50 to 2.90 per bushel and soybeans 5.85 to 7.50 dollars per bushel.
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