China Buying As Winter Wheat Fails
China已购海外粮食量在1976年基数上增至两倍以上。农业部称若其北方冬小麦干旱无法迅速缓解,进口需求可能进一步增加。报道显示今年前段时间中国已确定购买5.1百万吨粮食,且对加拿大和阿根廷有大量购入传闻。美国近期对华谷物出口前景不明,且北方中国干旱 threat 9月前后或影响小麦收成。
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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1977
Page
4
China已购海外粮食量在1976年基数上增至两倍以上。农业部称若其北方冬小麦干旱无法迅速缓解,进口需求可能进一步增加。报道显示今年前段时间中国已确定购买5.1百万吨粮食,且对加拿大和阿根廷有大量购入传闻。美国近期对华谷物出口前景不明,且北方中国干旱 threat 9月前后或影响小麦收成。
The American Cattlemen's Association in Denver started Digest to educate about cattle cycles and family food costs. About 600 media and consumer observers received the first issue outlining planned communications and a goal to curb misunderstandings with facts rather than cattle industry propaganda.
Olin Kerns manager of the Heinold Hog Market in Wellsville warns Midwest producers against feeding hogs beyond 230 pounds. He says overweight hogs threaten a $40 to $45 market, urging marketing under 230 to sustain prices and possibly lift the midsummer market to $42 to $45. He also notes heavier pig losses from recent severe weather and recommends delivery during cooler hours to cut shrink and death losses.
A weekly Agriculture Department review notes rain has brightened U.S. grain prospects and aided world regions, though fields remain too wet in places. Subsoil moisture is short in the North Central, western, and mountain areas, with planting lagging in several states. Texas cotton progress is slow, while pasture conditions improve east of the Rockies. Missouri and North Dakota show varying spring plantings.
Washington AP reports the USDA Farm Index shows the 12-state north central region dominates U S food production. Corn Belt Lake States and Northern Plains account for vast shares of corn soybeans hogs cattle milk and turkeys with farms and cropland also concentrated. From 1969 to 1974 regional farm sales rose sharply, double in some areas as inflation raised prices while crop markets outpaced livestock growth.
Mary Bosler, ASCS County Director, announces changes to the storage and drying equipment loan program effective April 1. Storage need now uses two years of production, disbursement up to 85 percent of cost, and net costs may include materials and labor for concrete work and electrical wiring. Maximum loan balance rises to 50,000 dollars. county committee may approve up to 25,000 per loan or aggregate. Real estate lien threshold increased to 25,000. Audrain County producers should apply at the ASCS Office before securing bins and operating equipment.
Agriculture Department reports total output of 14 fresh market vegetables in Q2 near 42.3 million hundredweight, about the same as last spring. Some items such as cabbage carrots eggplant lettuce green peppers and spinach will be scarcer than a year ago.
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