Rules Relaxed on Feed Grain Futures by USDA
The USDA announced amendments to limit rules on commodity futures, exempting livestock and poultry producers' purchases of futures and net long positions in wheat oats barley flaxseed or corn tied to feed requirements from speculative trading and position limits. The CEC which includes the Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce and the Attorney General may set limits. current limits are 2,000,000 bushels for wheat oats barley and flaxseed and 3,000,000 for corn.
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Commodity Exchange Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Attorney General
Commission
Hog Carcass Quality Results At Manheim Fair
John Strawbridge of Stewartstown won with a 235-pound Hampshire animal, 157-pound carcass, 1 inch backfat, 30.6 inch length, 6.5 square inch loin eye, 2-plus quality, 31.14 pound loin, 36 pound ham, 43.24 percent ham loin. Top five include Dutch Valley Farms, Stauffer Homestead Farms, Willow Glen Farms, and Clair Hartman with other weights and measures listed. On foot evaluation tied Clair Hartman and James Horton for first in carcass placement. William Fisher and Strawbridge followed.
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Hampshire
John Strawbridge
Stewartstown
Manheim Fair
Strawbridge
Dutch Valley Farms
Manheim
Stauffer Homestead Farms
East Earl Rd1
Willow Glen Farms
Strasburg
Clair Hartman
Gratz
Poland
China
Barrow
Clair
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Lancaster County Swine Producers Association
Princep
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Messick Farm
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Cope & WE
New Providence
International Harvester Sales and Service
Ephrata
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Ala & Son