Farmers push back as meat prices rise and profits skew
Longtime Franklin County farmers voice frustration over rising costs and stagnant retail beef prices. They blame middlemen, inflation in feed and equipment, higher taxes, and insurance. Local producers insist profits stay with packers while consumers shoulder the burden.
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Stick
Perry Brandt
Oberlin
Robert Diedrick
Rt. 303
Wellington
Diedrick
Jim Sheffield
Pittsfield
Sheffield
Lorain County
Packers blame farmers group over price rises says supply and demand rule
John Ellendorf links meat price hikes to supply and demand while noting farmers can re-enter markets when profitable. Sugardale Meats reports steady sales and no clear price hikes yet. Henrietta Packing Co says rising animal costs push meat prices up and that products moving well, especially ham, will reflect higher national prices.
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John Wryst
Henrietta Packing Co
Former rector named to Lorain County LCS planning post
W Neil Roller named associate executive director planner for United Community Services of Greater Lorain County Inc by Arthur H</s>udnutt. Roller, ex rector of Trinity Church Coshocton and former Elyria rector, will coordinate long range planning with UCS Planning Committee to identify needs and services for the growing Lorain County area.
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Key Lorain County
LCS
W Neil Raller
United Community Services of Greater Lorain County Inc
Arthur Hudnutt
Raller
Kenyon College
St Andrews Episcopal Church
Elyria
United Fund
Elyria Ymca
UCS
Roller
Greater Lorain County
Hudnutt
UCS Planning Committee
John C. Mc Goldrick
Paddy Ryan noted Elyria planter and longtime Sewage Plant operator
Paddy Ryan, known as Russ Davies H A, turns 76 on February 20. He lived at 252 Columbus St and helped open Elyria’s Gulf Road sewage plant in 1929. A former catcher, he partnered with the late Ford Hastings in local baseball. Now a waste paper collector for Linda’s Lassies, he donates earnings to the group. Family includes daughter Helen and son-in-law at General Industries. Community notices honor other locals and events.
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Paddy
Ryan
Horace
Columbus St
Elyria
Gulf Road
Linda S Lassies
Linda
Ohio
Ed Brown
Larkmont
Helen
General Industries
Ford Hastings
Hastings
LaGrange
Meat price crisis prompts talk of freezes and blame
Shoppers across the town report soaring meat costs and mixed views on a potential price freeze. Residents like Mrs Myrtle Brown and Mrs George Schallon criticize quality and high prices, while some call for broader controls and regulation to curb costs and middlemen’s role. Several fear poorer quality if prices drop and question who bears responsibility for the crisis.
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Jonny Connally
Connally
Myrtle Brown
Middle Ave
Brown
George Runyon
Garden St
Retailers squeezed by price rise in meat departments
Frank Bratze of Fisher Fazio Foods and James Spicer of Convenient Foods report rising ground meat sales as package meals like Hamburger Helper gain popularity amid price pressures. Meat managers from Kroger and Hale's Market discuss efforts to hold prices with tight margins, incentives, and lower overhead while warning about shrinking supply and higher costs. The piece notes IRs tax help at Westgate and broader market strain as pork and beef prices climb.
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Bloemign
Frank Bratze
Fisher Fazio Foods
Second St
James Spicer
Convenient Foods
E. River St
Bleemen
Bleeman
John Hale
Hale's Market
Middle Ave
Avon Lake youths held after beer and drug devices seized
Avon Lake police arrested 13 juveniles ages 11 to 15 during a party at a residence. Beer, drug paraphernalia and containers of an unidentified liquid were seized. Juveniles were released to parents and cited to Lorain County juvenile authorities. The liquid awaits analysis by North Central Laboratories at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Avon Lake
Lorain County
North Central Laboratories
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria High Student Charged In Larceny
An 18 year old Elyria High School student, Mark S Gannet of 219 Stanford Ave, was arrested Thursday after school officials reported him seen taking a tool chest from the auto mechanics classroom. Police found the school owned chest and tools in his car trunk and charged him with grand larceny.
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Elyria High School
Stanford Ave
Gannet
Auto-Mechanics
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