Wheat Exports Run Bigger Than Forecast
Washington AP reports U.S. wheat exports are larger than earlier forecasts, shrinking the bread grain reserve for next summer despite a record harvest. USDA projections put carryover at 365 to 425 million bushels, with total 1975-76 exports around 1.3 to 1.4 billion bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
USDA
Department
Soviet Union
Depart‘ment’s
Ussr
Russia
Three County Bulls in All Breed Performance Sale
Three County producers consign 207 bulls for the 20 All Breed Performance Tested Bull Sale on November 7 at the University Livestock Center in Columbia. consigners Emmit Dodson Raboin Farms Mexico and ABC Ranch Martinsburg. Breeds include 85 Angus 80 polled Herefords 6 Herefords 13 Charolais 2 Red Angus 14 Simmental 5 Limousin 2 Polled Shorthorn. Bulls aged 17 to 23 months with six month breeder guarantee. Catalogs available at Extension Center.
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Dale Schwarre
Emmit Dodson
Raboin Farms
Mexico
ABC Ranch
Martinsburg
University Livestock Center
Columbia
Hog Prices Stay High Despite Slower Hog Marketing
Des Moines AP reports Corn Belt farmers sold corn for cash, reducing hog production last year. Prices peaked around 64.25 to 66.50 per hundredweight, bacon near 2.50 a pound, as hog supply brightened into next summer. Experts expect prices to hover near 50, with supplies rising and more corn fed to livestock.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Midwest
Sioux City
Iowa
Joliet
Marvin Skadberg
Iowa State University
Skadberg
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wilson & Co
Omaha
Armour Company
Mason City
Roger Read
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
USDA
Farmers Keep US Trade In Balance
Columbia reports that U.S. agriculture posted a trade surplus of more than 12 billion dollars in 1974 75, enough to erase a 10 billion deficit in industrial goods. University of Missouri economist Vic Jacobs notes global imports of U.S. agricultural products exceed domestic purchases, while many Americans overlook overall production leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
U.S
Vic Jacobs
University of Missouri-Columbia Extension
Good Year Ahead for Farms Says Agriculture Board
The Agriculture Department's Outlook and Situation Board sees 1976 crops looking strong but warns of uncertainties from factors like Russia grain sales and lifted Soviet embargo. They foresee bumper supplies of wheat corn and soybeans and improved farm income in early 1976 if exports rise and livestock feeding responds. risks include price spikes if export demand falters, potentially raising meat and retail food prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Department
Russia
Soviet Union
100 Year Farms Being Sought By Committee
The Agriculture Bicentennial Committee of Audrain County seeks centennial farms owned by the same family for 100 years. Candidates contact township representatives or Soil Service at Laddonia or the University Extension Center in Mexico by November 17, 1975. Criteria require 40 acres minimum and 2500 dollar annual gross income, with signs displayed after selection.
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Dale Schnarre
Agriculture Bicentennial Committee
Audrain County
Cuivie
Garnet Culwell
Paul Galloway
Jack Hammet
Ray Hamlett
Prairie
Clyde Brown
James Botts
Linn
Rufus Burns
Jake Freyer
Bob Schutte
Loutre
Bob Fort
Paul Fennewald
Louis Boyes
South Fork
Howard Barker
William Fairchild
Clyde Berry
Salt River
Harold Quinlan
John Rudasill
J.W. Dowell
AJ. Crum
Wilson
George Brown
Truman Coolley
Eldon Ketter
Nelson Groves
Saling
Robert Pollard
Lewis Tanner
Soil Service
Laddonia
University Extension Center
Mexico
Frank Wilfley
Pork Costs Rise While Beef Prices Fall in October
USDA data show beef prices edging down slightly in October while pork retail prices rise above September levels. Live cattle prices declined, hogs fell mid month, and middlemen reduced spreads for beef pork and produce, though fats oils margins rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Labor Department
USDA
Midwest
Department
Economic Research Service
Soviet Union
U.S
Soviet Sunflower Crop Damps Soybean Trade Outlook
Washington AP reports the Soviet Union faces an 18.6 percent drop in its sunflower seed crop from drought, potentially lowering output to 5.5 to 6.0 million metric tons. The shortfall may push Russia to import soybeans, with 500,000 tons yearly crushing capacity and possible purchases from Brazil and the United States in 1975 76.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Russia
Agriculture Department
George E. Wanamaker
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Wanamaker
USDA
Brazil
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Association OF Mexico
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Gmmatica
Hogs
Weingz
Heinold
Wellsville
Missouri
Olin Kerns
Psu
Wstall
Gamble Paint & Glass
W. Promenade
W. Boulevard
Mexico, Mo
Nice
RCA
Kenmore Coppertone
Seth Thomas
Winchester Auto
Russell Chaney
Edgar Pitney
N. Clark
Clark Mosley
Orville Head
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McCuloch
Ernest Miller
Delbert Williams
Larry Dilts
Thompson
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