Dairy and Poultry Markets Controlled by Big Producers
Large producers dominate dairy and poultry markets, pushing out small farmers. In Iowa and the Midwest most turkeys are contract grown for processors, eggs come from big flocks, and small producers face canvassed market access. Prices are increasingly guided by centralized reports and price floors set by the USDA.
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Valiant G. Corley
Associated Press
W. C Winters
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Winters
Des Moines
Central States
Iowa
Jayers
Midwest
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Irv Mamta 4 mi We oof Sheistyre Estate sale
An estate sale notice lists a sale near Hast Coetrel Hema Hereford and surrounding areas, with times around 720 pm and references to items like cattle, machinery, and household goods. Names and local streets appear garbled, but the sale is scheduled on a Saturday with accessibility details unclear.
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Yale
Lacey Acre
Wai
Shera Methodist Uneven
Hou
Arol
Clete
Cattie
Mach
Eran
Vem
AL Skoe
Roume
Pernon
Erowerty
Remington Oytate
Coty
Urbana Grain and Lumber Co. Loses Warehouse License
The Iowa State Commerce Commission suspended Urbana Grain and Lumber Co. warehouse license in Urbana for failing to keep a sufficient warehouseman's bond on file. A cancellation notice from Western Surety Co. was received Sept. 30 and no replacement bond filed within 30 days led to the suspension. Unused warehouse receipts must be surrendered and the firm cannot operate as a bonded warehouseman during the suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Urbana Grain and Lumber Co
Urbana
Western Surety Co
Record Corn Borer Losses Signal Big Year Ahead
Washington reports preliminary field losses from European corn borers could be the largest on record, with Iowa losses near 100 million dollars this year. Officials expect more complete 1971 data in a month, and USDA entomologists note borers appear ready to survive winter, possibly boosting 1972 activity.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Iowa
USDA
Market spread won’t change much this year
Washington AP Agri culture department economists forecast farmers will gain a larger share of the consumer food dollar next year if Nixon phase 2 lowers middleman costs. For now the report notes the spread between farm prices and consumer prices likely won’t change much in the final quarter.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U. 5S
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Hiawatha Garden Center
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