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• Livestock, dairy & poultry overview - beef supplies forecast to rise in 1992, likely to continue into 1993; hog prices drop after short increase in February, 1992, and producer returns expected to stay below total costs throughout year; egg prices lower f 

  Beef supplies are expected to increase for at least the next several years. The current cycle appears headed toward modest expansion, perhaps...

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• Specialty crops overview - 1992 retail prices on fresh fruits and vegetables generally lower than previous year with greatest decrease seen in oranges; provision for 1992 flue-cured and burley tobacco program completed with burley marketing quota and pric 

  Higher prices for apples, pears, and tomatoes boosted overall retail prices for fruit and vegetables this winter, although tomato prices are...

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• Farm income to dip below last year - forecast for total livestock receipts for 1992 are at lowest level in previous four years, with 3% increase in production expenses; cash income for 1992 expected to decrease 6-8%; food and feed grain receipts expected 

  Farm Income To Dip Below Last Year Farm Income To Dip Below Last Year Major factors influencing 1992 farm income forecasts are expectations...

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• Global meat consumption & trade - meat consumption patterns change drastically due to change in lifestyles, incomes and health concerns; growth in meat production and trade expected to decrease by 2% in 1992; poultry leads meat production and trade in gro 

  Over the past 10 years, worldwide meat consumption patterns have changed dramatically. Government regulations, changing lifestyles and incomes,...

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• 1992 food price update - Consumer Price Index expected to rise by 2-4% in 1992, affected by slow recovery from recession and increased supplies of several foods - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Report 

  1992 Food Price Update 1992 Food Price Update The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food will increase moderately in 1992--in the range of 2 to...

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• Field crops overview - world wheat ending stocks off nearly 11% with sharp increase in prices in 1991/92; larger U.S. wheat crop forecast for 1992, partly due to mild winter climate; southern African countries see sharp production drop in corn due to cont 

  With world carryover of wheat forecast off nearly 11 percent from last year and with near-record imports, wheat prices have risen sharply in...

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