—Lancaster Firmlm. Saturday, Sdptamber 13,1975
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Japanese poultry officials
visit Lancaster County
By Melissa Piper
A group of Japanese
poultry officials were
present in the Lancaster
County this past week,
touring several poultry
operations as well as taking
in a number of popular
tourist sights.
Representing companies
that are customers of the
Hubbard Farms Hatchery
franchise in Japan, the
members of the tour were
touring the County as guests
of the Hubbard Farms
located near Neffsville.
While in the area, the
guests visited Victor
Weaver’s, Longenecker’s
poultry operation, Mel Geb
man’s operation, E. W.
Sauders Egg Plant and the
Pennfield Farms.
Being “very impressed"
with Lancaster County and
its agricultural production,
the group also visited some
tourist spots including the
horse auction in New
Holland, Root’s Farm
Market and also attended
some open bouses in the
area. Several of the mem
bers had been to the United
States and Lancaster County
before.
Before arriving in the
state, the Japanese officials
had visited poultry
operations in
Alabama and North
Carolina.
Departing from tbeir y
tours, the group attended a
breakfast meeting of
Millersville area Kiwanis on
Wednesday morning, S*pt
-10. Reikichi Ishida, manager
of the livestock division of
the Nosaea and Company
Ltd., a franchise of Hubbard
Farms in Japan, spoke to the
Kiwanians on poultry far
ming and specifically the
broiler industry in the
Ag situation improves
WASHINGTON Farm
price and income prospects
have strengthened with
expected record large grain
crops and strong domestic
and export demand. Rising
consumer incomes and a
recovering general economy
should help bolster domestic
demand for food products. At
the same time, world
demand for grains is strong
because of reduced
production in the USSR and
Eastern and Western
Europe. However, there are
major uncertainties in the
agricultural outlook, among
them the impact of dry
weather on U.S. crops, the
level of world demand for
U.S. grain, and continued
adjustments in the livestock
feed sector of the U.S.
agricultural economy. The
outcome of these develop
ments will influence farm
prices and income as well as
food supplies and prices
consumers pay for food.
Food Prices Bulge
at Midyear
Hie current food situation
and outlook is being
dominated by adjustments
that have been taking place
within the agricultural
sector during the past year
and a half. Short and high
priced 1974 feed crops
caused most livestock and
poultry producers to reduce
output this year. The
resulting higher prices for
livestock .and livestock
country.
Chicken Popular ia
Japan
Ishida explained that the
broiler industry had not been
in large scale existensc
before World War H. It was
in fact the occupational
forces living in Japan that
prompted the growth of the
poultry industry.
“The big cities were the
first to begin selling a large
portion of the broilers,"
Ishida explained, “then it
slowly moved to the
outlaying areas."
Importing of broilers to
Japan began in large
proportions in 1963 with the
beginning of integrated
operations taking place. The
movement was led by
trading farms in the country.
In 1965, the supermarkets
began selling chicken at
higher quantities which saw
the popularity increase
greatly. Ishida noted that
between 1965-1970 retail
sales increased sharply and
movement of sales spread to
the rural areas as well as in
the larger cities.
By 1973 chicken
represented 39 percent of the
total edible meat produced.
While beef remained the
popular meat leading
chicken by almost 20 percent
in the early 60’s chicken
replaced beef in popularity
by three times in 1973.
Ishida explained that one
factor effecting the
popularity had been the low
price of chicken compared to
beef. Although feed had to be
imported for the meat, it did
not represent the extremely
high prices that beef
producers were faced with.
Ishida noted that while egg
consumption has decreased
in the United States, it was
on an upswing in Japan.
products are accounting for
most of the bulge in food
prices this summer. Third
quarter retail food prices
may run around 4 percent
over the previous quarter,
following a less than 1
percent rise from the first to
second quarter.
Looking toward fall, larger
market supplies are ex
pected for beef and poultry
as well as fresh fruits and
vegetables. These could
bring some price declines at
retail for some products in
these categories. In fact, the
more abundant supply
picture is likely to tone down
the overall advance in retail
food prices for the fourth
quarter. Small pork output
coupled with tightening
supplies of eggs will cause
some price strength for these
items.
The farm-retail spread,
which narrowed earlier in
the year, is likely to widen
this fall due to increased
costs of labor, tran
sportation, and energy.
For all of 1975, retail food
prices may average around 9
percent above a year ago,
compared with rises of over
14 percent in both 1973 and
1974.
Farm Income to Rise
in Second Half
Net farm income during
July-December this year
likely will be considerably
above the first half rate
estimated at $2l billion,
Poultry ia becoming a large
agricultural enterprise in a
country where it has only
been in existence for thirty
years.
Interested in Grain
Situation
Also speaking at the
Kiwanis meeting was
Yoshinobu Yamagata,
president of the Yamagata
Hatchery Co. Ltd., in
Fukooka, Japan. Yamagata
noted that Japan was wat
ching with interest the grain
situation not only in the
United States but in the
Soviet Union. Since
Japanese import most of
their grains for feed, an
increase in cost will effect
them greatly.
Yamagata expressed his
appreciation of the
American farmer for
working so hard for
production. “In our survey,
we have noted that
American farmers work just
as hard for production as in
Japan."
Explaining that inflation
had also taken its toll in
Japan, Yamagata noted that
an increase in real estate
interests was hurting
Japanese agriculture much
the same as in the US and in
Lancaster County.
John DeJonge, vice
president of Banquet Foods,
also addressed the group on
the poultry industry and
Banquet’s role in using
broiler operations.
The group’s attendance at
the meeting was arranged by
Bob Garland, the plant
manager for Hubbard
Farms Hatchery in Neff
sville. Garland is a member
of the Manor Kiwanis.
Lancaster’s Hubbard
Franchise has been in the
area for 45 years wife its
saesonally adjusted annual
rate. Larger livestock
receipts in coming months
will reflect strong prices for
most major livestock
products. Crop receipts may
be maintained by a large
volume of marketings and
the price stimulation of a
stronger export market. But
with the reduced incomes in
the first half, it now appears
that realized net farm in
come may total around the
mid-twenty billion dollar
range, compared with $27.7
billion in 1974. Even so, 1975
would be the third highest
level on record by a con
siderable margin.
General Economy
Continues Improving
The general economy
continues to show recovery.
Inventory liquidation is
likely to slow and lead to a
fairly sharp advance in real
output in coming months.
Unemployment rates
declined slightly in July,
although an increase had
been expected, and total
employment gained. Also,
real disposable personal
income is likely to begin a
steady advance in the next
few months. This general
improvement should help
bolster consumer demand
for food and other
agricultural products.
Summary of the
Agricultural Outlook ap
proved by the Outlook and
Situation Board.
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Bob Garland (left) plant manager
of the Hubbard Farms Hatchery in
Lancaster County presents Reikichi
Ishida. of the Hubbard franchise in
Japan, a Kiwanis pin, following
main office originating in Hatchery Co., Ltd.; Kemcho
Walpole, N.H. Ohji, Yamabishi Industry
Members representing the Co-.Udj Kumo Ohshiro,
various poultry firms in Ohshiro Hosanen Co., ~
Japan were Kenji Ryuzo ’
Nakashima. Fusben Co.,
Ltd.; Susumu Hamba, Ltd.; Ryoichi Suga, Suga
Namba Hatchery Co., Ltd.; Co*
Kiyoshi Ogawa, Sagara Takada, Ta kaga Hatchery
Dairy goat
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Foods (right) also spoke on the
poultry industry at the meeting.
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