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16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11, 1972
THE STATES AS WORLD
SALESMEN...Exports of farm
commodities, worth $8.05 billion
last year, used one out of every
five U S. acres harvested. Ten
States chalked up sales of $4 6
billion, or about 57 percent of the
total Illinois led with $758
million, while lowa followed with
$620 million. Other leading
exporters included: California,
ss92million, Texas, $456 million,
North Carolina, $420 million,
Indiana, $384 million, Kansas,
$365 million, Arkansas, $352
million, Minnesota, $374 million,
and Missouri, $317 million
XXX
EXPORTABLES...On the basis
of value, overseas nations bought
more than half of our soybean
and rice crops, two-fifths of the
wheat, cattle hides, and tallow,
and one-third of the tobacco and
cotton Our foreign customers
also bought one-fourth the value
of our dry edible beans, lemons,
and nonfat dry milk and fifth of
the feed grains
XXX
FEED GRAIN SUPPLIES in
1972-73 will total 238 million tons
on the basis of September in
dications, close to last year’s big
supply Production, forecast at
189 million tons, is some 16
million below last year’s record
total The smaller crop will be
harvested from the least acreage
of this century as farmers par
ticipated heavily in the voluntary
set-aside under the 1972 feed
grain program
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DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION of
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A. B. C. GROFF, INC.
New Holland 354-4191
EDWIN HURST INC.
Adamstown, Pa. 215-484-4391
LANDIS BROS. INC.
Lancaster 393-3906
WENGER IMPLEMENT. INC,
The Buck
284-4141
will make a further modest gain
after the sizable 6 percent in
crease to 5 1 billion bushels in
1971-72. Prospects for 1-2 percent
more gram consuming animal
units and continued favorable
livestock feed price ratios will
likely maintain heavy feeding
rates per animal unit
XXX
OVERSEAS SALES...The 1972-73
feed grain export picture looks
bright Boosted by substantial
sales to the U S.S.R., U.S feed
gram exports may well top the
estimated 27 million short tons
shipped overseas in 1971-72
XXX
CARRYOVER CAL
CULATIONS. . .With ex
panding use in prospect, a
moderate reduction in the
carryover in summer and fall
1973 seems highly likely. At the
start of the 1972-73 marketing
year, the carryover was
estimated at 50 million tons, 17
million more than the year
before
XXX
FARM PRICES for feed grains
at harvesttime will be stronger
than the levels in 1971. For
example, corn prices in
November will be higher than
last year’s low 97 cents a bushel,
perhaps a few cents above the
$1 05 loan rate However, as the
year progresses prices may rise
less than seasonally because of
moderating effects of relatively
large stocks under loan and
owned by the CCC
XXX
COTTON...Projected production
of 13.6 million 480-pound bales
(September 1 prospects) will
provide enough cotton to satisfy
domestic and export demand
while replenishing stocks Out
put, up an estimated 30 percent
from last year, benefited from 15
percent more acres and 13 per
cent higher yields. National
average yields, roughly 494
pounds per acre, are up 56
pounds
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COTTON EXPORTS...With
larger export availabilities in
1972-73, shipments could increase
to around 3>/ 2 million bales,
compared with the 3Va million
bales exported during 1971-72.
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733-6166
NEW COTTON REPORT...The
cotton harvesting season has
lengthened in recent years due to
shifts in major producing areas,
new cultural practices, and the
use of machine harvesting. To
obtain a more accurate
assessment of late-season gin
nings, SRS will begin issuing an
additional cotton rrop report as of
January 1. Also, issuance dates of
cotton acreage and production
reports have been changed to
coincide with the general crop
reports released by the SRS Crop
Reporting Board.
WOOL STORY...A smaller sheep
inventory last January led to a
July count of 4 percent fewer
sheep shorn this year and a
similar decline in shorn wool
production. Fleece weights are
averaging about the same as in
1971 Expected shorn wool output
is 153 million pounds, grease
basis.
SHORN WOOL PRICES have
staged a marked recovery from
1971’s low average of 19.4 cents a
pound. Farm prices climbed
from about 20 cents a pound in
January to about 43 cents in
August, and they’re likely to stay
strong through December.
XXX
MARKET ACTIVITY
Relatively low prices
for raw apparel wool last year
and early in 1972, smaller im-
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mill use of raw apparel wool than through the fall and winter
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