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OFF. yjk Phone 717-426-1101 USDA flock size reports indicate situation,” Faulkner stated “I only a two per cent inciease do not believe the economic over the same period of 1939, slowdown has caused a deciease and yet New York wholesale in demand for eggs The op egg prices are more than 30 per posite is usually the case be cent below the year eailier cause eggs are a veiy good level economic purchase and a soiuce „„ ~ , ot high quality piotem so es “ Some say a possible explana- senbal m everyone’s diet” tion for the present low price level is that demand has declm- Faulkner further noted that ed due to the national economic the economy has been slow all let Has the same shape and density for maximum uniformity when applied from a broadcast-type spreader. □ So, if you're planning to broadcast and plow down this fall when there's extra time and man- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 12,1970 — yeai but that egg prices in the fust six months ot 1970 weie highei than he would have ex pected in view of the higher than aveiage flock size dm mg those months Anothei factor wmch could have lesulled in the obviously unbalanced pi ice flock size sit uation is psychological, Faulk ner noted “Eaily this yeai egg industiy leaders realized that some 145 million pullets would reach maturity between July and De cembei 1970,” he explained. “Oui piogram ‘Action Now’ was designed to head off this disas ter, but many felt a voluntaiv piogram such as this could not be successful Thus, this pessi mistic, psychological factoi was reflected in the maiket ” “Figuies show ‘Action Now’ has been successful in holding flock size in line with USDA recommendations to date,” Faulkner said “So it is time for the maiket price to reflect this reduced supply ” Meanwhile, Gene C Masteis, UEP duector of statistical infor mation, also said UEP’s “Action Now” voluntaiy compliance pio gi am has been a gieat success so fai Masters made the statement following publication of USDA figures which indicates the 48- state flock size on November 1 was 328,544,000 This figure is much smaller than was antici pated before “Action Now” was' instituted. “The goal of ‘Action Now’ was to enlist the egg industry into voluntary compliance with the USDA Egg Marketing Guide lines for July to December 1970,” Masters stated ‘ Our figures showed excessive chick hatches in early 1970 and indi cated some 145 million pullets would reach maturity during the six months coveied by the USDA guidelines ” USDA recommended (1) pio duction during July-December not exceed the same penod by more than 2Vz per cent, (2) that culling of old hens be m cieased sufficiently to result in. a lay-flock no larger than IVz per cent of the 1969 period, and (3) that the size of egg-type placement hatch dm mg July- December 1970 not exceed a year earlier “It now appears the July-De cember production will not ex ceed the USDA recommenda tion,” Masters stated “And, it appears we will be within one half of one per cent of the lay flock size i commendation ” “The most significant evi dence of ‘Action Now’ success is in the egg-type hatch figures,” Masters continued “The pro gram went into effect late in July and USDA figuies reveal the success July’s hatch was II per cent greater than 1969, August showed a minus 23 per cent from a year ago, Septem ber was even, and October was only a plus fom pei cent ” “I would say the cooperation of egg producers m ‘Action hiow’ has been phenomenal,” Masters said “It shows egg producer s are willing to face producer responsibility when the need arises ” However, the UEP economist cautioned egg pioducers not to lest on past success It USD A. Guidelines are to be met in the fatuie so that leasonable puces can be expected, producer ic sponsibihty must continue to be exercised,‘*he said. 7
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