Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-09-25 | Page 10 | OPA Retains Seed Price Ceiling

OPA OP A Retains Seed Price Ceiling Special to The Telegram WASHINGTON sept Sept 25 Even 25 Even when shown show that tat its is order of fixing fixing fix fix- ing price ceilings on seed is discriminating discriminating dis dis- dis criminating against Utah growers o 0 OPA P A informed Representative J. J W. W Robinson that the te order will wi stand because it i is approved by bythe bythe the te department department of agriculture Although Although Al Al- though tough the department of agriculture agriculture agriculture ture also admits the te discrimination tion ton it has ref refused sed to back down I. I the congressman reported Satur Satur- day i Certain seed growers and dealers have complained that Montana and II Idaho growers have been given a ceiling three cents cent a pound higher than the ceiling fixed fied on Utah seed While the 0 OPA PA admitted this sounded haywire hayre it i pointed out outI I that the department of agriculture had fixed ceilings according to regions and that the boundaries would stand 0 OPA P A said it i was unfortunate unfortunate un un- un fortunate that Utah farmers got less for their seed crops than farmers in Idaho and Montana