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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 2004
Page
8
The AP report from St Joseph Missouri shows slaughter steers and heifers not tested versus last week, light run of slaughter cows and bulls selling steady. Feeder cattle and bred stock moved mixed with top bred heifer prices noted, hogs down for barrows and gilts while sows and boars held or rose modestly.
Rains and snow across Kansas hinder cotton harvests, leaving fields too wet for stripping. Moscow’s Northwest Cotton Growers Co op Gin, expanding to double capacity by January, has yet to process a bale as crews wait for drier conditions. Cotton acreage rose from 2,000 in 1996 to 120,000 this year, but weather threatens yields and seasonal work.
Analysts warn soybean rust could curb prices if it worsens in the United States, with footholds in Louisiana, Florida, and Mississippi. USDA climate data show variable risk across regions, while ethanol and potential diesel uses push demand. farmers may shift to corn if rust expands, with weather remaining a key factor.
Kansas farmers and cattlemen will gather for industry meetings from Garden City to Wichita. Leaders from the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Corn Growers, Grain Sorghum Producers and Cotton Association will address volatile markets, regulations and disease threats such as soybean rust and mad cow disease. Senators Roberts and Moran will discuss post election agricultural issues, with sessions on pesticides irrigation and risk management. In Wichita, livestock leaders will hear about mad cow testing, consumer demand, export markets and identification technology including RFID tags and readers.
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