Farm Sales Spur Real Estate Veteran To Eenvision Industry Shifts
WaKeeney Kansas AP Del Wiedeman veteran realtor and farm operator reflects on a collapsed local farm economy. He notes farms shrinking to survival mode, more rentals, off farm income and ownership by retirees and lenders. He predicts changes in farming structure, debt reduction, and policy shaping the industry.
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Chernobyl Fails To Help Prices
U S grain prices have fallen as Soviet buys wane after the Chernobyl accident. Kansas City Board of Trade wheat futures dropped up to 28 percent over five sessions to May 20, with the July contract at 2.5154. Soft wheat, corn, and soybean markets also declined as public interest faded and traders liquidated long positions.
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Area Wheat Heads Toward Peak in Kansas Crop Report
Kansas crop conditions show heavy wheat headed in west and central areas with 90 percent in east central Kansas by May 25. Corn is nearly springing to ground, sorghum and soybeans planting progress vary, while market chatter focuses on post Chernobyl trade tensions and possible shifts in grain policy.
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Government Payments Set to Hit Record $10 Billion
Washington AP reports direct federal payments to farmers could total $10 billion to $13 billion in 1986, a record level driven by a new farm law and high participation in subsidy programs. Net farm income is forecast at $26 to $30 billion, with asset values continuing a five year decline. Franklin County farmers will begin receiving advances, with about 720 farms signed into wheat and feed grain reduction programs.
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Gary Lucier
Economic Research Service
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Franklin County
David Hornung
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
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