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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1982
Page
23
Midwest markets show hogs steady to higher with live supplies light and short for next week. Prices for dressed meats and beef cattle mixed amid fluctuating bids as buyers and sellers adjust to weekly harvest expectations.
Joliet grain and livestock market brief notes steadiness in prices with prices shown as cents per unit. Traders watch futures and local demand as buyers and sellers adjust.
Market notes show livestock trade with butchers at 1.50 for light sows and several price points around 3.000 for, and trades in, various classes. Record fragments indicate regional demand and price activity in Sioux City livestock trades.
Prices paid to delivery for eggs listed by Chicago Produce Inc show varying sizes. Extra large eggs priced around 671 and large around 6634 with notes on delivery conditions and pack sizes.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department foresees record 1982 83 soybeans with 2.57 billion bushel supply and 960 million bushels exports. Despite higher use, demand may not curb price drop to about 5.25 6 per bushel as stocks rise and exports set a record. Western Europe to receive ~45 percent of shipments.
Washington based Rep Cooper Evans Iowa Republican on the House Agriculture Committee says tenant farmers should qualify for price support protections under the federal reduced acreage program even if landlords refuse to cut output. He proposes the Agriculture Department allow tenants to participate on their share of the crop without landlord participation.
John T. Huser of Sac City joins an American Association panel to study the soybean industry over the next 20 years. The panel will report at the next national soybean convention in Nashville on phase two of the project A Blueprint for Soybeans. Dennis Sharpe notes in-depth research will guide industry planning with strategic recommendations.
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DES MOINES reports that no-till planted corn and soybeans cover 344 480 acres, a 55 percent rise from last year according to the U S Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service. The Iowa Farmers Union urges Secretary Black to announce reserve provisions for next year and Croghan of Woodbine seeks a higher reserve loan level above 265 per bushel.
Iowa State Fair officials say the Oak Ridge Boys were the top draw with about 18 000 fans over two shows. Dolly Parton sold 8189 tickets but cost the fair 55000 dollars. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts attracted 36000 fans but the fair lost over 18000 after paying 31000. The event added about 126000 to coffers, surpassing last year by about 26000.
The case of pseudorabies in a boar from the Austin hog show prompts a nationwide probe in at least 25 states. Hormel and health officials notify 239 breeders and Minnesota on 42 exhibitors to test their animals as authorities seek to determine spread.
U S Agriculture Secretary John Block told Middle Tennessee farmers in Maury County that while 1982 net farm income is expected to fall to about 19 billion dollars, signs point to relief as inflation and interest rates ease. He urged participation in the federal set aside program to help price supports, noting some farmers face a crisis though not a national one.
AG World Export Inc of Bloomington files a 41000 suit in U S District Court against Aerolineas Nacionales del Ecuador doing business as Andes Airlines alleging negligence and excess heat in a cargo flight caused the loss of 91 pigs bound for Ecuador Eight pigs died on the Miami ground on August 7 and more perished en route and in Ecuador with 63 deaths attributed to heat on the plane.
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