DlB— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 20,1981 THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block stated the United States will “keep the pressure on” to assure that its agricultural trading rights are respected by the European Community. At his final slop in a 12-day senes of meetings with European of ficials, Block said: “1 think they have heard our position and it has been made clear. “We are going to keep lines of communication open. We are going to keep the pressure on to try to get the situation turned around so that we will be successful in protecting this market which is so valuable to us.” The market for U.S. farm products to the European Com munity exceeds $9 billion a year. Block met with officials of five EC countries as well as Com munity leaders in Brussels to express U.S. concerns about restrictive trends contrary to U.S. trading rights. He emphasized U.S. determination to restrict any threat to its zero duty binding on soybeans and soybean products and on such non-grain feed ingredients as com gluten feed and dried distillers grains. Block also criticized the growing use of export subsidies to dispose WHOLESALE & RETAIL DISTRIBUTOR FOR: mam schlessmans SEED CORN END of SEASON PLANTING • Seed Corn. 4 Brands • Soybeans, 10 Varieties * SORGHUM SUDAN GRASS ALFALFA TOP DRESSING 0-14-42 • Chemicals* Baler Twine* Fertilizer Yarlybckdk.ngVnow STARTING ON SMALL GRAINS BOYD’S SEED CENTER, INC. 306 lona Rd Lebanon Pa 17042 Phone 717 272 8943 4 Block promises trading rights protection of surpluses accumulated under the EC’s common agricultural policy. Large quantities of wheat are already being exported under subsidy to foreign customers, including such key U.S. markets as Latin America and China. Block said, “This has the effect of transferring the cost of EC domestic programs to the world SADDLE UP! To Better Equipment... Find It In Lancaster Farming's CLASSIFIEDS! marketplace.” In Brussels, Block won assurances from EC Com missioner Poul Dalsager that a U.S. high-quality beef quota of 10,000 tons would be fully honored. The U.S. right to export that amount of high qualitv beef to the & 53 & & ** SB5 Tractor Pull «|l I Tally 'I Buck Winners June 13 5000 Modified 1. William Almoney, Wnght sville, Pa., 429 Ford, 235.2; 2. Carl Kreider, New Providence, Pa., 454 Chevy, 226.3; 3. Curt Spickler, E- Town, Pa., 3-327 Chevy, 219.10. 7000 Super Stock 1 Coleman Wheatley, Bethel, EC had been in question because of a ruling by the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that Canada was entitled to the same consideration. Block also met with President Gaston Thom of the European Community and agriculture De., JD 4240, FP 300-67.11; 2. Harold Stauffer, Epbrata, Pa., Deutz 8006, FP 300; 3. Dan Greenleaf, Martinsburg, Pa., JD 4010,279.4. 5800 FWD Diehl Wilson, Winchester, Va., 1971 Ford, F.P-271.1; 2. Robert Smith, Winchester, Va., 1970 Chevy, F.P. 251.1; 3. Wilard ministers Yugoslavia, Belgium, the United Kingdom, France, West Germany and the Netherlands. In Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, he spoke ot the World Food Council,. urging other nations to establish in dividual grain reserves in order to assure their own food security. Cahall, Townsend, De., 1979 Ford, F.P.209.0. 7000 Modified 1. C &E Pulling Team, Lebanon, Pa., 2468 Chevy, 272.9; 2. Gary Mills, Fallston, Md., T 53,269.1; 3. Glen Darnell, McDowell, Va.; Allison, 257.2. 9000 Super Stock 1. Tom Middleton, Ridgely, Md., IH 966, 249.10; 2. Tom Bedgar, White HaU, Md., IH 856, 243.9; 3. Harry Gnest, Coatesville, Pa., IH 456,227.3. 9000 Open 1. Glen Darnell, McDowell, Va., .Hmde/Allison, 272.3; 2. Ed Brensinger, Lebanon, Pa., Hmde/2-468 Chev.,. 256.2; 3. Willard Will, Centred City, Pa., Hmde/Allison, 255.8. 6200 FWD Rained Out 12,000 Open Earned Out
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