Hogs Steady to Higher Across Cedar Rapids Waterloo Markets
Midwest hogs rose 50c to 44.00 45.00 in Cedar Rapids and held at 44.00 44.50 in Waterloo. Sheep steadies 46 48 for wool and 48 50 for shorn in Cedar Rapids. Wilson Foods quotes 44.00 45.00 hogs and 46 48 sheep with discounts on lightweight and 240 300 lb butchers. Buying hours 7 10 a.m. weekdays. grain quotes float with corn soybeans to Cedar Rapids processors 2.35 2.62 for many crops. Livestock totals show varied hogs and sows with several price bands and weights.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Wilson Foods
Wilson
Wilsons
Chicago
UPI
Chicago Garcons
Eridow
Revay
Chicago Produce Prices and Grain Markets Report
USDA bulk selling prices held steady for delivery and grain quotes moved. Wheat and corn showed mixed gains and losses with No 2 hard wheat around 4.28 to 4.37 per bushel and No 2 white corn at 2.55 to 2.75. Soybeans at 6.02 to 14. Vanished.
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USDA
Bran
Leries Shorts
Bulk Mids
Wheat feed use hits record as growers shift to grain
UPI reports the Agriculture Department says livestock producers used a record 190 million bushels of wheat for feed from June to September, 140 million more than a year earlier, prompting higher price estimates and a raised current marketing year use forecast to 200 million bushels. Carry-over stocks rise modestly with farmer owned reserves while corn prices stay unchanged.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
U.S
Clinton County moves to zone IBP pork plant site
Clinton County Zoning Commission rezoned two parcels for Iowa Beef Processors Inc. with possible sites near Low Moor Iowa and near Sheffield Illinois and Stanwood Iowa under review. IBP expects 35 state and county permits and a final site decision by year end, with construction planned to begin in 1982 and operation at 475 acres, slaughtering 4 million hogs annually and employing about 600 workers initially.
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Clinton
UPI
Clinton County Zoning Commission
Iowa Beef Processors Inc
Dakota City
Neb
IBP
Sheffield
Illinois
Stanwood
Iowa
Clinton County Board of Supervisors
Glenn Hoagland
Hoagland
Sioux City Livestock Friday Hog Market Report
Hog trade active with 4500 head. butchers steady to 25 higher, sows 50 lower on light weights and 50 higher on heavy weights. No 1-2 butchers 210-260 lb at 46.25-46.50. No 1-3 sows 350-500 lb at 41.00-42.00, mostly 41.00. 500-650 lb cattle absent.
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Midwest
Corn borer problem worsens for Iowans
Iowa State University survey shows 1981 infestation rising to 70.3 percent of plants with 158.9 borers per 100 plants, up from 68.5 percent and 124.3 respectively. Northwest and central regions report the heaviest levels. experts urge early harvest and targeted granular insecticides for first generation borers.
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Ames
Iowa State University
Iowa State University Extension
Harold Stockdale
Northwest
West Central
Southwest
Iowa
Stockdale
Jepsen urges tax breaks to reward soil conservation
Iowa Senator Roger Jepsen asks Senate Finance for a tax credit or deduction to encourage soil and water conservation by tenants and landowners. He cites annual erosion losses of 1 million to 1.5 million acres and notes a 1982 revenue hit of about 25 million dollars, with House support from Rep. Cooper Evans.
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Washington
Iowa
Roger Jepsen
Senate
Jepsen
Chicago
Joint Committee On Taxation
Congress
U.S
Cooper Evans
House
American Soybeans Return to Soviet Market Under Grain Deal
American soybean exporters sold 500000 tons to the Kremlin resuming U S grain sales after the Jan 4 1980 embargo plus 300000 metric tons of wheat. U S officials noted total Soviet purchases under the six year grain pact reach 8.36 million tons of grain including 4.34 million tons of corn and 4.02 million tons of wheat with China buying 200000 tons of wheat.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Agriculture Department
Kremlin
U.S
Soviet Union
China
Prairie Grain manager's land sold in auction
About half of Raymond Keller's farm land was sold at a Stockport auction to liquidate Keller estate as Prairie Grain Co. bankruptcy creditor claims exceed 10 million dollars. The 430 acres netted 808 thousand dollars to be shared by Burlington bank executor, Keller widow estate, and a bankruptcy fund. a trustee for Prairie Grain claims a share.
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Stockport
Raymond Keller
Prairie Grain Co
Keller
Prairie Grain
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of
Burlington
Janet
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Joliet
Iowa Regional Grain
Iowa Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Low Moor
Wilbur Mente
DeWitt
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Sioux City
Dorothy Williams
Washington Correspondent
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