Global food price checks show wide gaps in costs abroad
U.S. Agricultural attaches conduct bimonthly price comparisons across 15 countries including Argentina, Brazil and Japan. Local currency prices are translated to dollars, with exchange rates affecting comparisons. May breakfast and steak costs vary from 30 cents in Buenos Aires to 2.06 dollars for breakfast in Tokyo and 11.68 per pound for steak in Tokyo.
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U.S
Kopecks
West Germany
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
France
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
Buenos Aires
Tokyo
Washington
Brasilia
Farm Bureau soft ball league launches with two Wednesday games
The 1976 Farm Bureau softball season is underway with two games each Wednesday night. First round games wrap up by July 21 barring rain outs, with Coal City, Morris, Verona and 35ers among the matchups and a postponed June 9 game to be rescheduled before season end.
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Farm Bureau
Coal City
Morris
Verona
Labor costs boost food prices across retail market
The rise in consumer milk prices in Chicago reflects higher labor costs and packaging expenses. Dairy workers received a 31 a week wage increase under a three year contract with the Teamsters, while drivers gain and tentative agreements push base pay and fringe benefits higher.
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Chicago
Teamsters’ Union
Dairy Association
Cornell University
Illinois leaders urge support for Locks and Dam 26 replacement
A 17 member delegation led by Illinois Farm Bureau President Harold B. Steele urged U S Congress members to back rebuilding Locks and Dam 26 at Alton Illinois on the Mississippi River. They argued the dam is a key gateway for barge traffic carrying grain coal petroleum and other goods to and from the upper Midwest and stressed impacts on the steel industry and ADM's grain handling if action is delayed.
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Washington, D.C
Illinois
Congress
Alton
Mississippi River
Illinois Farm Bureau
Harold B. Steele
David Roderick
U.S Steel Corporation
Pittsburg
James Bailey
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Washington, D. C
Farm Bureau
Steele
Illinois River
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Arkansas
Ohio Rivers
Upper Midwest
U.S. Steel Corporation
Roderick
John E. Harvey
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Decatur
ADM
Farm retail price spread falls again in April report
The farm retail price spread dropped 1.4 percent from March to April marking the third straight and largest monthly decrease this year. Meats saw unusually large declines while poultry dairy and vegetables rose, farmer returns and year over year values also shift.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau Marketline Advisory training in Morris
Illinois Farm Bureau Marketline Advisory Service schedules training and information meeting at the Morris Holiday Inn on Tuesday June 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The program, six months to a year old, includes many local participants and is the second of a series of sessions to improve interpretation of daily 800 number advisory information.
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Illinois Farm Bureau Marketline Advisory Service
Morris Holiday Inn
Picnic set for July 18 by Young Farmers
At the June meeting the Young Farmers Committee scheduled the annual summer picnic for Sunday July 18. Membership is open to Farm Bureau families ages 18 to 30. Contact the Farm Bureau office at 942-1560 or organizers Dave Roe at 287-2189 or Frank Halpin at 237-2368 to confirm attendance and plan food options.
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Young Farmers Committee
Farm Bureau
Dave Roe
Frank Halpin
Consumer Information Committee funds radio campaign on food value
A farmer financed campaign airs ten 60 second commercials on WGN through June to raise consumer awareness of food’s importance. Spots run on Orion Samuelson WGN noon program Wally Phillips show and Leonard and Collins. 15 dollar food certificates used as giveaways.
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Chicago
WGN
Consumer Information Committee
Cook
DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake
McHenry
Will County
Illinois Farm Bureau
Orion Samuelson
Wally Phillips
Leonard and Collins
Mixed herbicides cause problems in spray tanks
Crop specialists warn of compatibility issues in herbicide tank mixes across the state. Key steps include filling the tank two thirds before adding chemicals, slurrying wettable powders, pre-diluting emulsifiable concentrates, nearly filling the tank after dilution, and gentle agitation to keep solutions in suspension. avoid violent stirring and consider compatibility or wetting agents.
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FS Services
Grundy County Farm Bureau to Hold Annual Meeting
The Grundy County Farm Bureau Business Service Inc will hold its annual meeting at 7 00 PM at the Farm Bureau building in Morris with dinner first followed by the meeting. Voting limited to member patrons and stockholders but interested members may attend. Reservations required by Monday June 28.
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Grundy County Farm Bureau Business Service, Inc
Farm Bureau
Morris
Capital
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Women's Committee
Thelma Scott
Wichita
Kan
American Farm Bureau Women's Committee
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Stephen Paydon
Rte. 1
Plainfield
Raymond Dickman
Herschel
Illinois Committee
Bloomington
Rantoul
Pekin
Grundy County
Kendall
Will
Grundy
DuPage
Woodridge
Lisle
Lake of the Woods
Champaign
Savoy
University of Illinois
Mather Gun Club
Springfield
Lincoln Park Nelson Recreation Center
Wanda Weatherly
Lincoln Park Courts
Illinois State Fairgrounds
USDA
Harvey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Marketline
Grundy Farm Bureau
Business Services, Inc
James R. Purdue
Mgr
Washington Street
Illinois Grain Corporation
Calhoun St. Morris
FB Business Service
Country Mutual Homeowners Insurance
Country Companies
Washington St
Wayne D. Ruder
Don Prown Gardner
Mazon
Kenneth Bjelland Verona
Arthur Trotter
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