Administration compromise on grain target prices seen
Washington AP The Reagan administration tacitly accepts compromise on grain target prices as part of a four year farm bill effort. But Agriculture Secretary John Block pushes major cuts in dairy price supports, creating a stall on dairy provisions. Senate members including Boschwitz Helms Lugar weigh positions as the farm bill moves to the full Senate.
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Washington
Reagan
Rudy Boschwitz
R-Minn
Boschwitz
Senate Agriculture Committee
John Black
Block
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Agriculture Committee
Helms
Senate
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Lugar
Senate Committee
Midwest hog market steady amid regional price contrasts
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo reports show hogs trading at 48.50 to 50.00 with slight declines to 48.75 to 49.25 in Waterloo. Sheep remain firm at 45 to 47 for wool and 48 to 50 for shorn, with Wilson Foods quoting 48.50 to 50.00 hogs and applying lightweight discounts.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Grain prices drop on Cedar Rapids market with mixed crop declines
On Friday afternoon Cedar Rapids processors quoted soybeans down 23 cents for September to the 16th and after the 16th as well as for the O N crop, and 22 cents on December and January crops. Yellow corn fell 7 cents to September to the 20th and 1 cent on later Sept and O N crops, with no change on December and January.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Interior
Iowa Department of Agriculture
East
S—West
N—Central
S—East
Des Moines Livestock Market Report Underdomains and Prices
Friday's market notes under steady undertone show light trading and ample supplies. Eggs fetch mostly 53-54c for Grade A large, medium 45-47c, small 20c. hogs weak with prices 49-50.5 for No 1-3 210-300 Ib, sows 43.5-47. cattle tests scarce with mixed weights and modest gains for actively traded hogs and beet.
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Federal
Webster City Livestock Prices Report Summary
Friday hog prices at Webster City show 150 head traded while butchers were 25 to 50 lower. Demand moderate with No 1-2 cattle 210 to 260 pounds at 40.25 to 50.50, No 2-4 260 to 280 pounds at 49.50 to 50.00, 280 to 300 pounds at 48.50 to 49.00, 300 to 350 pounds at 47.00 to 48.00, sows 50 lower with No 1-3 300 to 700 pounds at 45.50 to 49.00.
Omaha Livestock Friday Market Summary
Hogs 3,200 with prices mostly 75 lower. No 1-2 200-260 Ib 49.50-50.50. 141 head 220-245 Ib 50.75. No 1-3 240-280 Ib 49.25-50.25. No 2-3 270-300 Ib 47.50-48.00. 300-355 Ib 46.50-46.75. sows under 500 Ib 50 lower. over 500 Ib 50 to 1.00 higher. Cattle 800 none tested. Sheep none. Later: Hogs 4,500 with moderate trade. butchers 25-50 lower. sows 350-500 Ib 50-75 lower. 500-650 Ib 1.25-1.50 lower. No 1-2 butchers 200-250 Ib 50.25-50.75. No 1-3 sows 350-500 Ib 45.50. No cattle today.
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CBOT
Livestock Futures Report Nine Contracts Open Interest Changes
Mercex lean beef futures show Sep and Jan contracts with settlement prices on close and prior. Open interest falls to 83 with 9 contracts traded, while est sales and bid ask terms appear for the day.
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Mercex
Chicago
UPI
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Coen Ilescents
Sisters capture top hogs at Dysart Market Show
Sara and Shelly McIlrath of Laurel dominated the Dysart Market Hog Show with the champion and reserve hogs weighing 247 and 250 pounds. Roger Bottema of Dysart owned the grand champion, a 250 pound Hampshire, while Hawkeye Institute of Technology showed the reserve grand champion, a 240 pound Duroc-Spot-Yorkshire crossbred barrow.
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Sara
Shelly Mcllrath
Laurel
Marshall County
Shelly
Dysart-Geneseo Future Farmers of America
Roger Bottema
Bottema
Hampshire
Barrow
Hawkeye Institute of Technology of Waterloo
Mike Dunphy
Hawkeye Tech
Buchanan County Fair
Independence
Chester
Dunphy
Kirkwood College
Cedar Rapids
Austin
Des Moines
LaPorte City
Eric Buck
Jim Ludwig
Buck
Ludwig
Black Hawk County
Dysart-Geneseo Ffa
Benton Community Ffa
FFA
Benton County
Awards given at county pork banquet in Iowa
The annual Iowa County Pork Banquet at the American Legion Hall honored Herb Winter for the big hog award and Gwenda Timm for the belle ringer award. Greg Misbach and Willard Wille joined the pork board, with Hudepohl earning multiple awards for breeding and show champions. 4-H winners from Marengo and Norway were recognized for open show and on-farm performance hog prizes.
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Iowa County
American Legion Hall
Herb Winter
Conroy
Swift Packing Co
Iowa
Marengo
Gwenda Timm
Belle Ringer
Farm Progress Show
Nevada
James Timm
Greg Misbach
Willard Wille
Pork Board
Jim Possehl
Don Hudepohl
Williamsburg
Hudepohl
Iowa County Park Producers
Harold Hudepohl
Delmar Iburg
Homestead
Dennis Hocker
Iburg
Hocker
Iowa County Fair
Todd Stevenson
Brian Moore
Kim Heggs
Steven Heggs
Norway
Stevenson
John Stevenson
Moore
Larry Moore
Allan Heggs
Kim
Steven
Farm Bureau elects new area officers across counties
The Gazette reports new county Farm Bureau presidents Lynn Schulte of Linn, Don Hipple of Cedar, and Richard Seamans of Buchanan. Also elected are presidents and officers for Benton, Delaware, Cedar, Buchanan, Iowa, and other county bureaus with leaders and delegates named. a woman’s chair and further posts to be filled later.
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Lynn Schulte
Mount Vernon
Linn County Farm Bureau
Don Hipple
Tipton
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Richard Seamans
Rowley
Buchanan County Farm Bureau
Hipple
First United Church of Christ
Seamans
Farm Bureau
Rowley Jaycees
Benton County Farm Bureau
Larry Luze
Dysart
Lynn Kinderknecht
van Horne
Dave Grime
la Porte City
John Buhr
Garrison
Alberta Owens
Palo
Dallas Rathe
Lamont
Donald Teale
Independence
Donald Beier
Stanley
James Arnold
Aurora
Lorraine Peck
Winthrop
Cliff Hinkhouse
West Liberty
Jim Dodds
Evans Waller
Iowa County Farm Bureau
Marie Brenneman
Wellman
John Cox
North English
Jerry Timm
Victor
Tom Brown
Ladora
Keith Erb
Australia to tighten meat export controls under new plan
Australia will apply stricter measures to all meat exports to fix a scandal over kangaroo and horse flesh in U S bound shipments. Primary Industry Minister Peter Nixon announced steps from carton seals to plant and transport security to restore confidence in high quality beef exports.
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Australia
UPI
U.S
Peter Nixon
Nixon
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