6 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 21, 1972
Farm Bureau Reviews Trade Picture
The best farm program for the
U.S. is one that encourages ex
panded outlets for trade, William
J. Kuhfuss, president of the
American Farm Bureau
Federation, said at the annual
meeting of the Trempealeau
County Farm Bureau.
“The 62 million acres of
production that we are now ex
porting is practically equal to the
61 million acres that are being
held out of production by the
government programs in the U.S.
this past year,” the national farm
leader said
“To increase the exports of
those crops we can produce ef*
ficiently, would enable us to
reduce the number of acres held
out of production. The over
supplied domestic markets could
be relieved if a sufficient volume
could be sold satisfactorily in the
export market.
“The choice and the con
sequences are quite clear:
“ —Produce efficiently so we
can be competitive
“—Grade, handle and deliver
quality products.
“—Be in a position to deliver
our products anywhere in the
world and we can have assurance
of a lively export market for our
production.
“The alternative is to restrict
output, produce for our own
needs, strangle our productive
capacity, and ability and live
within a depressed economy with
a limited number of jobs.”
Among the encouraging
developments in U.S exports,
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now is the time to plan for tree
planting to be done in the spring
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Kuhfuss said, is the grain deal
with Russia which is expected to
approach $1 billion worth of
American farm products. About
two-thirds of the sales will be in
wheat and in volume equals
about one-fourth of this year’s
wheat crop. By next year, the
domestic wheat stockpile will be
down to between 500 and 600
million bushels. And the long
term outlook for continued sales
of U.S. farm products to Russia
appears to be good smce the
Soviet Union is seeking to
upgrade the diet of its people.
The sale of 500,000 tons of U S.
wheat to - China, while small
compared to the Russian sale,
Kuhfuss said, is significant
because it marks the first time in
20 years that we have moved
wheat to this country.
Recently, Kuhfuss reported, a
Taiwan study team completed a
tour of the U.S. feed and livestock
industry. Taiwan imports most of
its feed grain from the U.S. and
hopes to increase its relatively
small beef industry.
“While some of these countries
do not constitute a large market
for our products, it is indicative
of the changes that are taking
place in the world market which
will mean ultimate benefits to our
farmers if we can remain
competitive in this market.
“In addition to our new
customers, we have some old
customers such as Japan which
has been the largest single nation
purchaser of our farm products,
particularly soybeans,” Kuhfuss
said.
by The Glatfelter Company from
the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Resources. The
company imposes no restrictions
of any kind, but the landowner
planting the seedlings must
comply with normal state
regulations regarding these
trees That is, they may not be
used for Christmas trees,
decorative purposes, or for
windbreaks Minimum order
acceptable is for 1,000 seedlings
All trees are the property of the
landowner and he may cut them
at a future date for any wood
products he desires
To obtain information about
placing an order, contact the
county agent, the Department of
Environmental Resources
District Office or write directly to
The Glatfelter Pulp Wood
Company, Spring Grove, Pa
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On the negative side of the
trade picture, Kuhfuss said, is the
growing protectionism trend
stemming largely from labor
unions such as the AFL-CIO.
“Such protectionist legislation
which has been introduced in
Congress could have a disastrous
effect on our total national
economy and our export market.
Trade is a two-way street, and if
we are to expand exports, we
must permit some imports.
Foreign trade based on the
market value, reflecting com
parative advantage, contributes
to the efficiency of production
and stimulates our total
economic system.”
Also on the negative side of the
trade picture, the farm leader
said, are the various forms of
trade barriers imposed on im
ports to the European Economic
Community (the Common
Market). Such political in
tervention to protect the prices of
producers within the Common
Market against imports is a
deterrent to freer world trade.
These farm policies distort trade
relations and stimulate
production without regard to
world demand. We need also to
consider our own domestic farm
policies and their effect on trade,
Kuhfuss said.
“Another factor which has a
major influence on our trade
picture,” Kihfuss said, “is
control of inflation. As William D.
Eberle, special representative
for trade negotiations for the
Administration, recently stated,
‘lf we do not control inflation, the
easing of trade barriers and
monetary reform have little if
any meaning
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between the various groups in
this country. There has been too
much selfish advantage built into
legislation encouraging labor
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last fall dock strikes blockaded
our export shipments of grains to
foreign markets at the peak of the
largest harvest on record. It is
unfortunate that Congress did not
see fit to adopt legislation in this
session to reduce the impact of
transportation strikes on our
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experienced a disruption of
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protest of using foreign flag ships
to move grain to Russia.
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“I know we can compete in the
world markets because of our
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