B4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 4,1981
LANCASTER - The Soviet
gram embargo has denied U.S
soybean growers a $5OO million
market and should be lifted im
mediately according to American
Soybean Association President
Frank Ray.
“It’s obvious the Soviet embargo
has failed,” Ray said in a letter to
President Ronald W. Reagan
“Soviet troops remain in
Afghanistan The Soviets have
been able to import all their needs
Other food exporting countries
have taken advantage of our
embargo and are freely shipping
grain and soybeans to the Soviets. ”
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UNION CITY, N J - The U S
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Soybean growers demand end to embargo
Ray, a soybean grower from
Baker, Florida, told President
Reagan that the embargo
discriminates against soybean
producers.
“Because of our reliance on free
trade, soybeans are not included in
the Soviet grain agreement,” he
said. “As a result, the embargo has
been complete and unlike com and
wheat farmers, we’ve not been
able to sell any soybeans to the
Soviets
“While it’s difficult to calculate
direct costs, soybean farmers have
lost a market valued at more than
$5OO million during the last full
year of normal trading ’ ’
meat plant
pany or it will face indefinite
withdrawal of inspection
Houston also said if the turn
violates any provision of the
Federal Meat Inspection Act
within two years - involving the
prepatation, sale, transputtation
or attempted distribution of any
adultered or misbranded products
- inspection service may be
withdrawn indefinitely
In 1979, the firm and Dei weie
convicted in the U S District Court
lot the District of New Jersey of a
felony tor knowingly distributing
adulterated meat products
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The soybean leader says
soybean farmers have not
forgotten Reagan’s campaign
pledge to lift the embargo
“We’ve patiently waited for you
to fulfill your campaign
statements,” Ray said “You and
your advisers have had 60 days to
consider all the facts The con
tinuation of the Soviet embargo
only encourages US. soybean
farmers to abandon their free
trade principles and join other
farmers in asking for government
handouts and price supports ”
In a speech before former
President Carter announced the
grain embargo, ASA Chief
Executive Officer Ken Bader
projected the Soviet Union would
become the largest U.S. soybean
market His speech noted the
Soviets would purchase more than
$1 billion of soybeans and soybean
products by 1985.
“The longer the embargo con
tinues, the more damage it creates
for US. soybean farmers,” Ray
says.
“The Soviets are developing
trade ties with Argentina and
Brazil as a replacement for U.S
soybeans, soy oil and soybean
meal. For example, the Soviet
Union will purchase 60 percent of
this year’s Agrentma’s total farm
exports.
“These trade ties encourage
South American farmers to in
crease their soybean production
and will ultimately reduce profits
for U S. soybean farmers ”
Ray says another result of the
embargo is loss of profits for U.S
soybean processors which means
lower prices for soybean fanners.
He noted soybean processing
plants in Europe and Brazil are
running at full capacity while those
in the US. are only 75 percent
utilized
“We deplore the Soviet Union’s
imperialistic activities in
Afghanistan, Poland and El
Salvador,” Ray said.
“A food embargo obviously does
not counter Soviet aggression, it
only penalizes American farmers
We urge you to replace the im
potent embargo with some other
signal to the world that the U.S.
will take strong and direct action
to counter Soviet aggression.
“In restoring trade with the
Soviets, you will be able to use
their currency to improve our
economy and balance of trade
situation,” he concluded.
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