AlB-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, June 22,1985
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position to the use of the so-called
“moving average” of commodity
prices for either the past three or
five years to determine future
farm support levels was
unanimously expressed by
members of the National Farmers
Union Executive Committee. At a
meeting here this week, attended
by nearly all of the Farmers Union
state presidents and its legislative
staff, the committee and this
method currently under review in
Congress is self-defeating because
it would lead to a lower commodity
price each year.
As it writes the 1985 Farm Bill,
Congress is considering setting
farm commodity support prices at
an average of market prices for
either the past three or five years.
Low commodity prices during the
past several years are largely
responsible for the current rural
economic depression, the NFU
leaders pointed out. To set support
prices at an average of already
unacceptable commodity prices is
not tolerable, they said.
In addition, the NFU leaders
said they support the concept of a
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‘Moving-market’ price policy attacked by NFU
proposal to create the Agricultural
Conservation Corporation as part
of the Farm Credit System to
purchase farmland and prevent
land prices from bottoming out.
“There is a strong feeling among
the Farmers Union leadership that
we’re willing to help the Farm
Credit System obtain that goal if
they are also willing to help us get
some kind of farm bill that will
correct the already low commodity
prices and defeat this market
averaging concept,” said NFU
Executive Committee Chairman
Harold Dodd, president of the
Illinois Farmers Union.
“We believe the Farm Credit
System is an essential part of our
rural community. However, the
Farm Credit System should ac
tively and agressively support a
farm program that enables
producers to service their debts
from profitable operations. Basic
borrower income and reasonable
repayment rescheduling can
protect the solvency of the leading
institutions themselves,” he said.
The new farm program must
return profitability to agriculture
WASHINGTON - The U.S.
Department of Agriculture is
imposing restrictions on imports of
bees, used beekeeping equipment,
honey, beeswax and pollen for bee
feed to prevent entry of exotic bee
pests and diseases into the United
States.
"The restrictions will apply to all
countries except Canada,” said
Bert W. Hawkins, administrator of
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
Hawkins said Canada is exempt
because it is free of exotic bee
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in order to enable producers to
maintain their operations and.
service their debts, thereby
providing economic recovery for
businesses in the nation’s
depressed rural communities, the
executive committee said.
restricts bee trade
pests and diseases and has ef
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own.
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permits, inspections, treatments,
marking and shipping, and other
restrictions are satisfied.
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The committee went on record in
support of commodity loans
related to parity prices, with ap
propriate limitations for large
producers and direct benefits to
small and medium sized operators
Hyattsville, Md. 20782. Included
should be the name, address and
telephone number of the importer,
the quantity of kinds of articles to
be imported; the country or
locality of origin; the intended U S
port of entry; the means of tran
sportation; and the expected date
of arrival. Applications for permits
must be submitted at least 30 days
prior to the arrival date of the
articles.
This action is effective upon
publication in the June 10 Federal
Register.
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