10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 10,1971
U.s. Urges 5% Cutback In Breller Numbers in 3rd Quarter
The U S Dpaitment of Agri
culture has recommended five
per cent reductions from a year
eai her in the setting of eggs for
broiler maiketings and the
placement of pullet chicks for
the broiler hatchery supply
flock in the thud quarter of
1971.
These recommendations are
made by USDA’s Consumer
and Marketing Service, m
“Broiler Marketing Guide,
Third Quarter 1971,” PMG-19
The guides are issued at the re
quest of the broiler industry to
help the industry plan produc
tion and marketing schedules to
meet demand prospects.
The positive factors influen
cing demand for broilers in the
third quarter are expected to
be: a pickup in economic activi
ty and higher wage rates there
by providing increased con
sumer incomes Beef produc
tion may be up a little but
prices are expected to be strong
This will begin to ease the keen
competition from red meats ex
perienced by broilers for a year
On the negative side will be
the larger than a year ago pork
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output and broiler prices will In view of the prospective expected to resuit in a nine-city
likely be depressed in the demand and cost situation, the average price of about 29 cents
second quaiter, which will tend five per cent reduction in eggs a pound during the third quar
to depiess prices in the third set for broiler marketings was ter.. , .. .
aual ter recommended This would pro- The five per cent i eduction in
Against this prospective de- vide a smaller per capita supply pullet chick placement for e
mand situation is an uncertain than last year, but would be third quarter was recommen -
outlook for feed costs and an slightly above that of the same ed because withcontinued m
inci ease in the cost of other period of 1969. Output of provement in the number of
items of production. broilers at this level would be eggs set per breeder, an expec
McHale Asks Study of Ways
To Cut Food Marketing Costs
Jim McHale, Pennsylvania
Seiyetary of Agriculture, has
challenged the Department’s Re
seSch Administration Commit
tee to study ways to distribute
a gi eater amount of food at the
same basic cost, just as the
faimer has been doing for 20
yeais
Secretary McHale said this ef
fort, consistent with Governor
Shapp’s commitment to improve
economic and social conditions in
Pennsylvania, could result in two
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benefits, a more realistic shar
ing of the consumer dollar
with the producer, as well as
lower prices to the consumer.
‘‘Why is it that we expect
farmers to apply findings of
scientific research in a manner
to insure more food at the same
wholesale cost without expect
ing the same effort and sacrifice
from those engaged in market
ing?”
“How long can we expect rural
people to stand for the injustice
of a double set of standards?”
In calling for the new direc
tion of research efforts, Secre
tary McHale expressed disap
pointment that requests for re
search funds presented him by
the committee recently failed
to encompass this problem.
Acknowledging the success of
the past research efforts, which
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have resulted in a continual in
crease in agricultural production
with less labor and fewer acres,
he challenged th* committee to
seek solutions tc narrowing the
margin between farm prices and
the prices consumers pay.
In question is the allocation of
more than $195,000 for various
research projects at Pennsyl
vania State University, theJUni
versity of Pennsylvania, and the
Delaware Valley College of
Science and Agriculture.
The Research Administration
Committee, mandated by the
Harness Racing Act, includes
representatives of the two uni
versities, representatives of
state farm organizations, the
State Fair Association, Pennsyl
vania Department of Agricul
ture and representatives of the
State Senate and House -of
Representatives.
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d sharp reduction in mortality,
and higher output through the
use of an effective vaccine
against Marek’s disease, fewer
layers would provide for a mod
est increase in the number of
broilers produced in 1972.
PMG-19, which gives details
of the recommendations, will
soon be available from state
and county Agricultural Exten
sion Service offices in bro Her
producing areas.
Copies of the guide will also
be available from the Informa
tion Division, Consumer and
Marketing Service, U.S. Depart-,
ment of Agriculture, 26 Feder
al Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10007.
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