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STATEMENT BY LARRY DIEDRICH 



PRESIDENT, AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION 



BEFORE THE 



COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE 



SUBCOMMITTEE ON GENERAL FARM COMMODITIES 



U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



SEPTEMBER 28, 1993 



Good Morning, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee. 

 I am Larry Diedrich a soybean, corn and hog producer from Elkton, 

 South Dakota, and I am President of the American Soybean 

 Association. I appreciate the opportunity to be here today to 

 discuss the effects of the weather disasters of 1993 on soybean 

 producers. 



From South Carolina to South Dakota, 1993 has been a 

 disastrous year for soybean farmers. From scorching heat and 

 drought to fl6oding and early frost, soybean farmers have been in 

 a struggle for survival with Mother Nature this year. And, I might 

 add, many of us have been loosing!. 



As you are aware, Mr. Chairman, the total extent of damage for 

 this year's soybean crop will not be known until after harvest. 

 However, producers are facing great yield losses due to weather 



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