Transportation called key to farm exports
Washington AP reports that expanding exports hinges on a more efficient transportation system. Martin Fitzpatrick, head of transportation for the Agriculture Department, urges an integrated network to remove waterway bottlenecks and keep key farmbelt rail lines in service. He notes a third of U.S. commodity production goes to foreign markets and that transport is vital to ongoing export growth.
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Export tonnage, waterways need modernization for farm trade
Ex port tonnage for corn is expected to exceed last year as farm goods aim for sea ports. Fitzpatrick warns that without adequate service at reasonable cost export markets will dwindle. Army Corps official urges inland waterways modernization funded by user fees, amid rising grain movement and aging locks.
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Food exhibit highlights yearbook theme Will There Be Enough Food
Agriculture Department showcases nearly three tons of supermarket fare to illustrate its yearbook Will There Be Enough Food. The display features ham eggs bread milk cereal and more with notes on soil water conservation and research. The production quotes Secretary John R Block on future global demand and export needs while donating the food to a Washington area food bank.
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Fertilizer Industry Feels Slowdown Amid Farm Income Slump
An Agriculture Department report shows the 1981 82 fertilizer use at about 23.4 million tons and near last year’s level, with potential 1 2 percent gains if financial outlook improves. High loan rates and weak commodity prices curb farm input expansion, while nitrogen prices may rise more than phosphates. Domestic output remains strong with ample supplies, yet world demand for nutrients is rising faster than domestic use.
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Farmers and feedlots trim beef inventories in seven states
Agriculture Department figures show farmers and feedlot operators in seven major beef states cutting inventories below year earlier levels. As of Dec 1 feedlots held 7.33 million head, down 8 percent from a year ago and 11 percent from two years ago, with only Kansas and Nebraska up from Nov. 1. Placements in November were 1.62 million, down 2 percent from a year earlier and 12 percent from Nov. 1979, marking the smallest November placement since 1974. State inventories: Arizona 320,000 (84%), California 618,000 (92%), Colorado 795,000 (91%), Iowa 1,070,000 (82%), Kansas 1,195,000 (102%), Nebraska 1,620,000 (103%), Texas 1,710,000 (87%).
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World food production hits record in 1981 rise
World food and agricultural production climbed to a record in 1981, rising nearly 3 percent above the prior three year average, the Agriculture Department reports. Yet population growth outpaced output in much of the world and per capita food output fell about 1 percent from the three year average.
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