Beef grading revised , studies to continue
Revised U.S. grade
standards for carcass beef,
designed to improve their
accuracy for measuring
eating quality and iden
tifying yield of saleable beef
went into effect Feb. 23.
Officials of USOA’s
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Service (AMS) point out that
although the changes arc not
drastic, they will add
precision and efficiency to
beef production and
marketing.
Immediate effects of the
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buyer will be threefold ac
cording to AMS of Ratals.
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beef in the Prime and Choice
grades, a redesigned and
more restrictive Good
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eating quality of the beef in
the Good and Choice grades
AMS officials cited the
most significant effect,
however, as a long range one
- a possible reduction in the
amount of excess fat on high
quality beef. This could
result from the requirement
that all federally graded beef
be identified for both quality
and grade and yield grade.
Previously, beef could be
graded for either quality or
yield, or both.
The use of both quality and
yield grades will provide a
more precise measurement
Price
index
drops
HARRISBURG - The
February 15, 1976 Index of
Prices Received by Penn
sylvania farmers was one
percent below the previous
month but 15 percent above a
year earlier, according to
the Crop' Reporting Service.
Higher prices for hay,
potatoes, apples and most
grains were more than offset
by the decrease in prices
received for hogs, steers and
heifers, lambs and dairy and
poultry products.
The purchasing power of
prices received was one
percentage point below
January but still six per
centage points above a year
ago.
Nationally the Index of
Prices Received increased
about one percent over the
past month and was 11
percent above a year ago.
Contributing most to the
..increase since mid-January
were higher prices for
wheat, cattle, calves, hogs
and potatoes. The pur
chasing power at the U.S.
level increased one per
centage point since mid-
January and was four
percent above a year ago.
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of the factors affecting
carcass value and this could
provide the guidance and
financial incentive needed to
encourage the increased
production of meat-type
cattle. Such high-value cattle
have thickly muscled car
casses with high quality lean
and a minimum of excess
fat.
AMS officials emphasize
that the revised beef grade
standards will be under close
surveillance to determine
their use and effectiveness.
Development and im
provement of grade stan
dards is a continuing func-
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lion that involves USDA's
evaluation of information
from its own research and
that of State experiment
stations and private in
dustry. New studies also arc
initiated as specific needs for
information are identified.
One study planned after the
revised standards have
become fully established will
be to determine their
economic effects under
market conditions.
The changes were
previously scheduled to
become effective in April
1975, but were postponed by
a series of court actions.
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