10—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday, May 4.1968
Pa. Egg Marketing Association
The following report was tak
en from the meeting minutes of
the last meeting of the Pennsyl
vania Egg Marketing Associa
tion.
John Wenger, vice president,
presided In the absence of Pres
ident Ben Burkholder. He intro
duced Kenneth B. Hoist, a new
member.
It was explained that one year
has elapsed since "the egg char
acter was named Miss Nutris
ha”. The winner from Somerset,
Pa., received two dozens of eggs
each week for one year at a cost
to the Association of $50.83. Miss
Keck, the winner, donated half
of the eggs to a children's home.
A further investigation of the
confusion that has existed in in
stitutional bidding and pricing
revealed that the Auditor Gener
al's Dept, refused to honor in
voices when the term "Fancy
Medium" was used and the out
side price used as a base. The
unreasonable reasoning indicat
ed that Fancy Medium called
foi a 41 lb case and the specifi
cations called for only a 40 lb
case. This action forced the ven
dors to use the Medium price as
a base and become further con
fused, because the quality speci
fied was only 75% A. when the
specifications called for 80% A.
Any vendor is advised to bid
above or below the market—us
ing the outside price on the Me
dium quotation. If they were for
example bidding plus 3 cents
they will have to increase to plus
4 cents to cover the fact that,
they trade on the .Fancy Medi
um quotation and must -furnish
an 80% A quality product. Any
vendor wishing additional infor
mation may contact the Bureau
of Markets, Harrisburg, Pa.
Sam Berenson reported that
the Legislative Committee be
came aware of the existence of
enabeling legislation in the Pen
na Legislature. It was discov
ered that 51273 had passed the
Senate and had gone to the
House with provisions for en
abeling legislation for Apples,
Milk and Peaches These items
replaced Agricultural Commodi
ties which would have covered
eggs as well as other agricultur
al commodities.
Action was taken at once and
Rep. Ashby Chairman of the
House Agriculture Committee
has indicated that he will give
the matter of changing to Agri
culture commodities or include
eggs his attention, in hopes that
the committee will also agree.
Should the bill receive favorable
action in the House, arrange
ments have been made by the
committee to also bring about
favorable action in the Senate
when the bill returns Every
member is urged to contact his
Legislators and advise them of
his feelings toward the legisla
tion
Following a 'short presenta
tion by Berenson about addition
al freight rates granted by I.C.C
effecting feed costs the group
moved to contact I.C.C. and in
sist that they avoid further in
creases that will hurt an indus
try already r badly damaged.
Berenson continued by report
ing that industry people from
several states have requested
the Chicago Mercantile Ex
change to two days a week re
porting with a maximum drop of
one cent per day. He 'said we
have been advocating almost the
same thing for years but we
never do anything about it.
The members moved that, the
Egg Marketing Association re
quest the New York Mercantile
Exchange to go on a two day a
week basis with a maximum of
a two cent drop each day and
that the Association requests a
meeting with the Exchange
within two weeks. Motion passed
unanimously.
Kermit Birth introduced Hal
ler, Auditor-Associated with the
P & S Act who accompanied
Tuggle, Acting Chief of The
Poultry Branch, USDA.
Tuggle explained that the P &
S Act covers Poultry, Meat
Packers' and .Livestock, but
does not cover eggs.
"The Act has five Titles".
1. Definition of terms includ
ing interstate commerce.
2. Poultry and Meat Packers
may not use any unfair practic
es, give unreasonable benefits.
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must not create a monopoly,
may not manipulate prices and
cannot restrain commerce.
3. Applies to Livestock only.
4. Maintain true and accurate
records and make them avail
able when requested to do so.
5. Describes marketing areas.
“The Act has 180 employees of
which' 100 are technical, there
are 13 area offices with New
ark serving Penna.
There are some 6000 com
plaints annually, most of which
are investigated and settled
without litigation. Since 1962
there have only been 8 formal
poultry cases, of which five have
been brought against integrators
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and the balance integrators Mr. Tuggle advised that an-ln
against chain stores. The latter dustry should keep in mind that,
.applies mostly to the rejection the Federa j Trade Commission'
of the product by chain stores. B<jme lnduitry control
"If the Industry Is interested ...
the John G. Dow bill in Con- measures, that are applicable
gress would permit the inclusion should be used whenever
of eggs to the P 4 S Act". necessary.
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