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Block skirts political debate

Mondale haunted by embargo?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Agriculture Secretary John R. Block says Democratic presidential contenders have enough on their hands at the moment without beefing about President Reagan’s farm policies. But Block was coaxed Tuesday into taking a few jibes at former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, anyway. “I’m not going to get into a debate with Walter Mondale at this point in time,” Block told a National Press Club audience. “He has enough problems of his own without taking on the secretary of agriculture.” Blocks comments were in response to a question about Mondale and other Democrats who ask, ‘Where’s the beef?” Block was asked, “What’s your beef about Mondale? ’ ’ “I always ask where’s the pork,” Block said. “I’m a pig farmer ... that show’s he’s off base to start with, he asked the

wrong question.” Block, whose family farm in Illinois produces about 6,000 hogs a year, said he would let Mondale the only Democratic candidate mentioned by name “answer his own problem” at this time. “He’s part of the Carter administration and he’s the one that delivered the message on the grain embargo and that’s enough baggage right there to

U.S. closely monitoring global grain situation

WASHINGTON (AP) - With U.S. feed stocks reduced sharply because of last year’s drought and acreage controls, the world grain situation is assuming even greater importance for American farmers. The Agriculture Department says there have been “significant changes” in the global outlook in just the past month for coarse grains, which include com, sorghum and other U.S. feed grains. Of major concern are crops in the Southern Hemisphere, where the peak summer growing season is well under way. “Deteriorating crop prospects in some Southern Hemisphere producing countries has focused attention

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put him in a lot of trouble,” Block said. The reference was to thenPresident Jimmy Carter’s order on Jan. 4, 1980, to embargo further sales of U.S. grain to the Soviet Union in response to the Soviets’ attack on Afghanistan. Reagan made the embargo an issue in his successful presidential campaign that year and removed the lid on grain sales

again on the extreme swings in yield and production characterizing the region and the significant impact on world grain trade,” the department’s Foreign Agricultural Service said Tuesday. In Argentina, a competitor of the United States in major grain markets, the production of coarse grains, mostly corn and sorghum, is estimated at 19.1 million metric tons, the most since the 1980-81 harvest of 21 million tons. The larger Argentine prospects up half a million tons since last month mean a greater availability of grain for export. “On the other hand, prospects for the South African corn crop have rapidly deteriorated with hot, dry weather this month and further deterioration likely if

Latin America’s farm output grew by 4.5 percent in 1981, a rate higher than that achieved in the 1960 s and 19705, but failed to rise in 1982, according to the InterAmerican Development Bank.

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in April 1981, nearly 16 months after Carter imposed it. The luncheon meeting with Block was part of a National Agriculture Day program that included a White House breakfast with Reagan for four “Outstanding Young Farmers of America” chosen by the U.S. Jaycees. Reagan later joined others at a ceremony in which he hailed farmers for their record of productivity.

rains do not arrive soon,” the report said. The forecast for South Africa’s corn harvest is now about 6.5 million tons and could drop to last season’s droughtreduced level erf just under 4 million tons if there is no quick relief. On a global basis, coarse grain production in the international marketing year that ends on June 30 is estimated at 686.8 million metric tons, down 12 percent from a record 783 million tons in 1982-83. Much of that was due to the decline in U.S. production, which was put at 138 million metric tons or about 20 percent of the world total. In 1982-83, when U.S. coarse grain output was 254.6 million tons, it was 33 percent of the total.

Among large agricultural producers, only Argentina, Peru and Venezuela achieved a growth rate of more than 3 percent in 1982, while Brazil, Colombia and Mexico suffered sharp drops.

'Can't swallow the elephant whole'

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Less than five years ago, farmer Wayne Cryts was leading farm protests, challenging court ordersandbeing jailed. Now, Cryts said Monday, he’s fighting for farmers in a different way. As chairman of the American Agriculture movement’s political action committee, he urges farmers to

Farmers' net income less than total spent on food packaging WASHINGTON (AP) For the second year in a row, the net income of farmers in 1983 was less than American consumers spend on bread wrappers, cereal boxes, milk cartons' and other packages that contain the food sold in grocery stores. According to Agriculture Department economists, food packaging the last two years averaged about $24 billion annually. Net farm income dropped to $22.1 billion in 1982 and probably was about $22 billion in 1983. Prospects for this year indicate farm income may gain sharply, according to USDA forecasters, thereby exceeding what it costs to package the American food supply. Food prices are expected to increase an average of 4 per> cent to 7 percent in 1984, compared to a 2.1 percent gain in 1983, the smallest annual increase in 16 years. Department economists currently think the 1984 gain may be at the lower end of the forecast, around 4 percent. The packaging cost was noted in a recent analysis by the department’s Economic Research Service. Overall,packaging accounted for nearly 8 percent of the $312 billion consumers spent on U.S. farm-produced food last year, a sl3 billion increase from 1982. Farmers received SB4 billion or 27 percent of the 1983 food expenditure as gross receipts for the raw products that went into the marketing pipeline, about the same as in 1982. The gross receipts do not, however, reflect farmers’ production costs. Market reports INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Hogs 1,400. Barrows and gilts active, 1.00 higher. US 1-2 215-260 lbs 48.75-49.25; US 1-3 225-265 lbs 47.50-48.75; US 2-3250-2601bs 46.25-46.50,300-3101b544.50. Sows: Moderately active, steady to 50 cents lower in limited test. US 1-3 375-500 lbs 40.00-45.00, 500-600 lbs 48.0051.50. Cattle: 1,000. Demand light to moderate. Slaughter steers mostly steady. Heifers 50 cents lower, instances 1.00 lower. Cows steady, weaker undertones noted on bulls. Steers: Choice 2-4 1100-1300 lbs 67.75-69.00, mixed good and choice 2-4 975-1275 lbs 64.50-67.25, good 1-3 975-1250 lbs 61.0065.50. Holsteins, package choice 3 1250 lbs 62.25, good and choice 2-3 1150-1325 lbs 60.00-61.00, good 2-3 950-1225 lbs 57.0060.00. Slaughter heifers: Choice 2-4 950-1050 lbs 65.00-66.50, Mixed good and choice 2-4 825-1050 62.00-65.25, good 2-3 800-1075 lbs 58.00-64.00. Holsteins standard to mostly good 2-3 925-1050 lbs 51.50-55.75. Slaughter cows: Breaking utility and commercial 2-4 41.0046.00, high dressing 46.25-49.50. Boning utility 2-3 40.00-45.00, cutter 1-235.00-40.00. Slaughter bulls: Yield grade 1-2 1125-2250 lbs 48.00-56.25, high dressing individual 2075 lbs 58.25. Sheep: 30, held for later auction. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Grain prices Tuesday at Indianapolis area elevators: Corn No. 2 yellow shelled 3.30-3.48, April 3.48-3.50, Fall 2.69-2.74, Jan. ’BS 2.82-2.83. Oats No. 2 white 2.00. Soybeans No. 1 yellow 7.86-8.03, April 7.97-8.03, Fall 6.97-7.14, Jan. ’BS 7.20-7.22. Wheat, No. 2 soft red 3.08-3.28

become involved in politics. “We have a political system in this country that works, but you can’t be represented unless you represent yourself,” he said. Cryts is in Nebraska this week to help publicize the problems facing American agriculture and urge greater participation in the political system, especially in formulation of the 1985 farm bill. In 1979, his farm at Puxico, Mo., produced more than 33,000 bushels of soybeans and he stored them in a grain elevator. Then the elevator went bankrupt and a judge ruled that stored grain would be sold to

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pay the elevator’s debts. After trying to convince officials the grain was farmers’ property and not elevator assets, Cryts went against the judge’s order and moved his soybeans. He was later jailed for contempt. Cryts said his experience taught him better ways to att4in goals. “A person asked me once I could eat an elephant and I said no. But he said I could if I ateit one bite at a time,” Cryts said.“Too many farmers wait to get involved until they get into bad financial problems and then try to swallow the elephant whole and it just doesn’t work.-”

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