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Wrangle Over Grain Exports and Food Price Debate
Government farm officials, led by Asst. Agriculture Secretary Richard E. Bell, defend grain sales to the Soviet Union against claims they drive retail food prices higher. Bell cites middleman costs and labor as bigger drivers, while reviewing historical USDA findings on export subsidies, farm prices, and consumer costs amid rising global grain trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Kendall
Washington
Soviet Union
Asst
Richard E. Bell
Bell
U.S
USDA
Earl L. Butz
Russia
General Accounting Office
Butz
Senate