Sfr—Uncattir Farming Saturday, Oct 4, 1975
As of mid-September, the supply situstion in October is
expected to look like this...
Beef ... plentiful. Output expected to be seasonally
high and record large about 5 percent above record of a
year earlier, JO percent greater than 1972-74 average for
Oct. Prime and Choice grades, however, will continue to
account for lesser share of total beef output than a year
earlier. Pork ... light. Even though output should in
crease slightly from Sept, levels, it is expected to be some
22 percent-25 percent below a year earlier and well under
1972-74 Oct. average.
POULTRY & EGGS
Broiler-fryen ... adequate, with production about 10
percent ahead of year earlier, 7 percent over 1972-74
average for Oct.
Turkey... adequate. New-crop marketings expected to
be slightly under Oct. 1974 and down 7 percent from 1972-
74 monthly average. Oct. 1 cold storage holdings expected
to be well under record high of Oct. 1974 but near most
recent 3-year average for the date.
Eggs... adequate, with Oct. output likely to be about 3
percent under a year earlier, 6 percent less than 1972-74
average for Oct.
MILK & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Fluid milk, dairy products ... adequate. July
production was below 1972-74 average for the month.
Examples: milk, down 2 percent; butter, 11 percent;
American cheese, 4 percent; nonfat dry milk, 9 percent.
Aug. milk production was 1 percent below Aug. 1972-74
average. In comparison with July 1972-74 averages,
commercial stocks of butter and nonfat dry milk were
down 46 percent and 36 percent respectively, while
American cheese stocks were up 8 percent.
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, & NUTS
Fresh apples ~. plentiful. Record crop forecast at 13
percent above 1974 utilized production and 18 percent
above 1972-74 average. Fresh Bartlett pears... plentiful.
Output in Calif., Ore., and Wash, is expected to be 5
percent more than in 1974,8 percent greater than in past 3-
season average. Pear production in other states is 40
percent larger than last year, 27 percent above 1972-74
average. Fresh grapes (mainly Tokay and Thompson
seedless) ... average by 17 percent. Cranberries ...
plentiful. Near record crop to be 1 percent above last
year’s 7 percent bigger than 1972-74 average.
Canned non-citrus fruits... plentiful. Canners’ stocks
June 1 topped those of year earlier by 65 percent and were
26 percent above latest 3-year average for 12 canned fruit
items. Canners are now packing 1975 production of many
fruits.
Food marketing situation for October
RED MEATS
Raisins ... plentiful, with large carryover from 1974
crop and prospects for a near-record grape crop in 197 a.
Dried prunes... plentiful, with 1975 output estimated at 2
percent larger than last year’s average-size crop.
Frozen vegetables... plentiful. Holdings July 31 were
12 percent greater than those of a year earlier and 26
percent above 1972-74 average. Combined inventories of
Frozen green peas, green beans, and sweet corn averaged
a fourth larger than on July 31,1974. Frozen potatoes...
plentiful, with record-high July 31 inventory topping year
earlier stocks by 82 percent and the 1972-74 average by 66
percent.
Fresh potatoes... adequate, with harvest of large fail
crop at seasonal peak.
Canned vegetables ... adequate, except for green
beans which should be plentiful (canners’ holdings on July
1 - latest date for which figures are available - were more
than double those on July 1,1974, and the 1972-74 average.)
Peanuts ... plentiful. July 31 stocks from record 1974
corp were 2 percent under 1974’s high level. Another
record crop is in prospect for 1975. Walnuts ... plentiful.
Record 1975 crop estimated to be 22 percent larger than
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last year’s output and 9 percent ahead of the record 1873
crop. Almonds ... plentiful, because of large carryover
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y Grains & Legumes
Wheat ... plentiful. Production expected to be 19
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than previous high In 1974 and 28 percent ahead of most
recent 3-year average. Dry beans... plentiful, with 1975
production expected to be 11 percent under last year’s
record crop, but 1 percent above latest 3-year average.
Dry peas... plentiful, though crop to be about 32 percent
below last year’s output and 4 percent under 1972-74
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Com... plentiful for food use. Record output predicted,
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