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Production Prices and Profits Address by Benson to Swine Committee
Ezra Taft Benson, 1956 USDA secretary, spoke at the National Swine Industry Committee in Chicago on January 31, 1956. He outlined hog price declines, cost-price squeeze, and government purchases to support pork demand, urging industry to align marketing margins with real costs and ensure farmers receive fair returns.
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