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Exports Said Crucial to
Increased Farm Incomes
Increased demand abroad for
food, livestock feed, and oilseeds
is the key to higher farm income
at home, Secretary of
Agriculture Earl L. Butz told a
recent two-day open session of
the National Advisory Committee
on Grains-Wheat, Feed Grains,
and Soybeans-at the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Pointing out that the average
age of American farmers today is
51, the Secretary said: “The only
way that we are going to man the
farms of tomorrow with younger
men is to make it profitable for
them to be there. To do this, we
must continue to strengthen farm
income by relying on the world
marketplace for its source.”
Exports of farm products will
pass the $lO billion mark-a record
high- this fiscal year, Secretary
Butz said. At the same time, he
pointed out that net farm income
will reach a new high of $lB.B
billion this year Thus, the
Department’s farm programs
should be planned to continue this
trend by producing crops that are
in demand at home and abroad.
“I hope that we avoid getting
into a position where we can’t sell
a commodity overseas because
we have a shortage of it,” the
Secretary added.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 25,1972—29
Recent moves by foreign
countries to upgrade their
people’s diet have led to in
creased livestock production in
those nations, and this is ex
panding world demand for feed
grains, Carroll G. Brunthaver,
Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture and Chairman of the
Advisory Committee, told the
group. He cited figures showing
the large increase in exports of
feed grains and soybeans during
the past two years and cautioned
the group against being too
conservative in assessing the
continued growth of world
markets for U.S. agricultural
products.
“The risk in the year ahead is
thinking too small in a world that
is expanding its demand for
food,” the Assistant Secretary
said, adding; “We are finding
new markets for our farm
products-and must continue to
find them. But if we don’t
produce the crops, we can’t sell
them abroad.”
Mr. Brunthaver said “The best
thing that could happen to the
U.S. soybean industry is to lock in
the USSR and East European
countries-which are considering
expanding their livestock in
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using high quality U.S. soybean
meal. We must increase soybean
production in order to be able to
do this.”
Some members of the com
mittee indicated satisfaction with
the current market picture for
feed grains and soybeans and
generally expressed concern that
the 1973 program be directed
toward avoiding overproduction
of these commodities and thus
i result in a depressing effect on
farm prices. Consensus of the
group was that the freedom for
the farmer to make his own
decisions should be retained, as
provided by the Agricultural Act
of 1970.
Feed grain program alter
natives for 1973 were presented to
the committee by Glenn Weir,
Associate Administrator of
USDA’s Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Service, who said: “Primarily,
we want to be satisfied that we
have the right mix between corn
and soybeans as we approach this
program.”
The 30-member Advisory
Committee, which represents a
cross-section of farmers, farm
organizations, dealers, and
processors, met to consider
various alternatives and to make
recommendations for the 1973
feed grain program Program
details will be announced later by
the Secretary of Agriculture.
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