Beef Industry men Tackle Cost Issue
is the inflation of feeder
The current unprofitability
of the cattle market is a
problem requiring action by
. the entire livestock and meat
,industry. That was the
concensus of industry
' leaders participating in the
Beef Industry -> Council
sessions at the recent
Midwinter meeting of the
National Live Stock and
Meat Board in Albuquerque,
N.M. If not corrected the
situation will have a severely
detrimental effect on beef
supplies in the future, they
agreed.
Due to the unique make-up
of the National live Stock
and Meat Board -
representing all segments of
the industry - producers,
feeders, packers, retailers
and marketers were-able to
cut through the divergent
interests of each link in the
supply chain and study in
dustry problems from all
angles.
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costs, especially that of
grain, while live cattle prices
continue to slip. Some
feeders reported having to
take a $lOO loss on every
head sold.
Solutions to the problem, it
was felt, lay in the efforts to
increase consumer demand
for beef at the retailer level.
However, retailers, who
have taken the brunt of
consumer complaints', are
seeking assurances that
supplies are available to
feature special meat
promotions. Truck strikes
and fuel shortages have
added to the retailers’ un
certainty about ordering the
products.
Peter E. Marble, BIC
Chairman, emphasized that
the Council directors and
staff would “continue to
alert retailers of the
situation in the feeding
segment of the industry.
Additionally," he said, “we
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will do everything possible to
work with retailers in
stepping up beef promotion
efforts.”
“As I see it,” said John A.
Copeland, Meat Board
Chairman, “about the only
thing we can do at this time
is to convince people who
buy and feature meat that
we do have a good supply
and that it will be here for a
long enough period to make
it worth their while to get
back into featuring beef.”
Results of such industry
action are already showing
up across the country. John
Huston, BIC Secretary,
noted that “many leading
retailers are taking ad
vantage of the unusual
market conditions and more
‘beef featuring’ is appearing
in their advertising. I am
confident this trend will
continue.”
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retailer promotions are
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notes the price of meat
dropped 3.7 percent last
week. And, despite the fact
that “the cost of every other
food category in our market
basket went up last week,”
the drop in meat prices
brought the overall food cost
down 1.1 percent.
From Chicago comes a
similar story of falling
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The Master, Charles Mc-
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hall identification sign on the
Grange hall grounds and a
road directive sign at
Wakefield.
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grocery prices sparked by
lower meat prices. The city’s
Consumer Sales Department
reports that “beef prices, on
the average, are as much as
5 percent lower than a week
ago.” '
Huston stressed that this
positive action can be at
tributed to the maintenance
of a constant flow of in
formation between the
various segments of the beef
industry.
has been installed in the
Grange hall.
The Women’s Activities
committee has a new supply
of Pennsylvania State
Grange cookbooks and are
accepting applications for
entries in the sewing contest.
A get-well card for the
National Grange Master,
John W. Scott, was signed by
the members and sent to him
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Mar. 16.1974
County 4-H
Council
To Meet
The Lancaster County 4-H
Council will meet on
Tuesday, March 19th at 7:30
p.m. at the WGAL-TV
Studios, Columbia Pike,
Lancaster.
County Council members
and all teenage 4-ft’ers are
invited to attend a special
showing of the WGAL-TV
documentary, “The Ballad
of Agnes.”
At last month’s County
Council meeting, plans were
made for an Interstate
Exchange Program with
Oxford County, Maine from
July 15 to 22nd.
Order sheets and details
for a Hoagie Sale on May 4th
will be available at the
meeting.
in a hospital in Arlington,
Va. Word yas received that
Mrs. Alta Peck, who has
served as National Director
of Women’s Activities for 21
years, died Feb. 17.
The Grange received an
invitation to attend a
Maryland State Grange
Youth meeting at Dublin
Grange March 16, 8 p.m.
A committee will attend
the postponed pre-hearing of
the Atomic Energy Com
mission in York, April 1.
The centennial committee
reported the centennial book
is now being printed and will
be distributed May 4 at the
centennial program.
Donations to the fund are
coming in.
Mrs. Anna Armstrong
reported plans made for the
refreshment stand at the
Ambrose Gifting sale March
30. Mrs. Thomas Galbreath
reported plans made for the
Grange turkey supper April
6. Gyles Brown and David
Wissler were distributing
tickets for the supper.
The Lecturer announced a
county Grange visitation
meeting at the Quarryville
Fire Hall March 19, 8 p.m.
Colerain Grange will be host
and Fulton Grange will
present the program.
Thomas Aaron, Star
Farmer of the North Atlantic
Region, showed the film
“Stars Over America.” It
showed his farm in Drumore
Township as well as the
farms of three other regional
Star Farmers, and the
businesses of four agri
business boys in the United
States. It also showed the
eight boys receiving their
awards at Kansas City last
October.
Mrs. Charles Reath
exhibited the following ar
ticles over 100 years old:
china and glass dishes,
souvenir china from the
Walter McSparran store and
from Gettysburg dated 1863.
The next regular meeting
will be held March 25.
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