—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 3, 1973
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Retail egg prices, which broke
out of a two-year depression at
the end of 1972, will probably
continue at their December
levels before declining in early
April according to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
(USDA) top economist. He added
that choice beef prices are ex
pected to increase into th£ spring.
Dr Don Paarlberg, director of
agriculture economics at USDA,
today noted that December egg
prices averaged 62.2 cents per
dozen for Grade A large, about 7
cents more than in November
and the highest point reached
since March 1970 when eggs
averaged almost 68 cents per
dozen His comments were in
response to inquiries from the
press
“From March 1970 until
Pa. Farmers To Up
Spring Grains 3 pet.
Commonwealth farmers intend
to devote nearly two million
acres to the three principal
spnng-plarited feed grains, ac
cording to a survey by the
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting
Service
This is a modest three percent
more than planted last year but
with favorable growing con
ditions it could be a whopping
lump in quality and quantity over
the 1972 harvest
Corn acreage will be increased
by 30,000 to 1,470,000; oats will
climb by 25,000 to 425,000;
soybeans will move 8,000 to
43,000 The latter represents the
largest percentage increase—lB
percent—and reflects the in
creasing reliance on soybeans as
a protein source for dairy far
mers
Not much change is anticipated
in winter grams as acreage sown
earlier is nearly the same as the
preceding year Winter wheat is
up two percent at 296,000 acres
but barley is down two percent to
172,000 acres
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Egg Prices Predicted
High Through April
December 1972, egg producers
took a beating. During much of
this period, prices were actually
below the cost of production,”
said Dr. Paarlberg. “As a result
laying flocks were cut back,
production dropped off, and retail
prices finaly responded to the
reduced egg supply.”
Dr Paarlberg pointed out that
even with the December in
crease, eggs were nevertheless
cheaper than they were 20 years
ago. “As a matter of fact,” said
the economist, “on the basis of
year-round averages consumers
paid less for eggs in 1972 (52.4
cents) than they did in almost
every year in the last three
decades And for people who like
to reminisce about the so-called
good old days, I would remind
them that eggs were selling for 68
The Crop Reporting Service
points out that this forecast is still
subject to a variety of influences
that could change the farmer’s
final commitment on spring
planted grains while the fall
planted grain harvest is now at
the mercy of growing conditions
which thus far have been
generally favorable.
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cents a dozen in 1920."
Because high feed costs will
probably limit any expansion in
egg production this' year, Dr.
Paarlberg predicted prices would
hold firm until the spring when
they usualy drop off after the
Easter demand is filled.
Choice beef prices, under
pressure from limited supply and
strong demand, reversed a three
month down trend in December
when prices moved two cents
higher to $1.14 per pound. Dr.
Paarlberg predicted the increase
would continue despite higher
production and a lifting of all beef
import restrictions for 1973
“Beef consumption will be up—
probably by 2 to 3 pounds per
person,” said Dr. Paarlberg.
“With higher incomes people will
bid up the price.”
Dr. Paarlberg emphasized that
in 20 years the price farmers
receive for their beef has in
creased only 16 percent while the
retail price has jumped 30 per
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