—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 20,1976
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Pa.’s questions
[Continued from Page 161 than the national average
, , . .. ... price in the late 1950’s and
tons each to fill its hold. 1960 . s By 1975 the national
Some of the newer ships used averageprice was ju^LcenL'-
were built as oil p er bushel less than the
Pennsylvania price. , In
Atlantic porta general, however, producers
loiedomhumce | re off with'
MosUf the stops com thanthey were two
the East Coast are now deca des ago with $1.20 com.
supplied by unit trains of 50 why the premium /
to 100 cars moving from disaoiieared /
points in the Mid-West A n JSTSrs have
Tra n s p ortation and com ijined to bring the state’s -
assembly costs are reduced local com price down to the
by using unit trams. Whde national J rice .
ttie volume of com shipped j The transportation
through the Atlantic ports is factoris „>t as important as it
Wthrip Was tWO decades a B°- Yes,
transportation costs have
export points. increased, but a $.15 per
m el At busbel transportation rate In
moved through Atlantic igso’s was equivalent to
ports in 1975, but accounted .• „„ - 1 nf
5" ... 14 per cent of the value of
ss£?3rajs;
compares with Atlantic ]k/n d .wust was pmrivalent to
coast exports of 85 million
bushels hi 1955, which ac- only 9 per cent of the value of
tL a bushel of com. Tran-
J*f r CCnt ° f spoliation has become a
t0 Tho COI r.Iif PO hnwo smaller portion of the total
The Gulf ports have buahel of
become the dominant force ™’ J S
in the export market in the , ... .
past two decadas, Iho
volume of com moving out
through the Gulf ports in- Syl^f ua , f^ ln f rs iabe
. rj ” io another look at cash gram
crcßSfid from 18 million j.,» •„ wjj
bushels in 1955 to 365 million u , ct o “ thc . Ml ?‘
in iw West, more Pennsylvania
m 1965 and 875 million in nQW pr^ucing
The movement of com
which was traditionally from msa ?*M ere f
west to east has shifted in the ayadable for especiaUy
last decade. There is now a a LJ iarve * t t ™*: i Many
distinct north to south Producer have httte rtorage
movement along the or ,
xjneciiaoinMi __ j jx_ 3* Groin buyers ure more
Mississippi and its skeptica i 0 f the quality of the
tributaries. Thus, it appears
that increasingly the price S «JJ t^offlS
com is set between Chicago ®®urces man *
and the Gulf. As exports !*“*** P urchased
increase, this marketing
channel will hare even more is aU] a
impact no pnee mahng. „
Toward* but comes closer to meeting
national market its corn needs than in the
Traditionally, when the pas t
general movement of grain 5_ Corn production per
was from west to east, from farm is lower here than in
producing to consuming the Mid-West; thus, farmers
areas, Pennsylvania com d on’t have the incentive to
commanded a premium become “good marketing
price. The premium was men .”
generally considered to be Com buyers are larger
the difference in the price of than the 1950’s and Penn
corp;gt Chicago and the cost sylvania production is
to~';ffAflsport it to Penn- considered as “fill in” or
sylvania. “top out” for feed producers
As the unit value of com an d exporters. An exporter
has risen since 1972, the depends on Mid-Western
premium price, received by sources for the com to fill a
Pennsylvania corn 39,000 ton ship in
producers received nearly 20 Philadelphia. If he needs an
per cent more for their com extra 200 tons to top off the
load, he will hurriedly
/ contact local sources to get
the grain to the ship before it
must sail. Many times a
premium price is paid to get
these last tons delivered to
the port on such short notice.
7. Government programs
of the 1950’s and 60’s added
to the corn market -
but at a low level.
Pennsylvania’s
future in corn
Pennsylvania will continue
to produce 1 to 1% per cent of
the nation’s corn in the year
' ahead. It will be difficult to
compete if margins fall. Two
decades ago the market for
- com was the United States.
Only 4 per cent of the crop
was exported; thus, this
market was of little im
portance. Today the market
for U.S. com is the world.
The movement of com from
Toledo to Philadelphia is
uncomplicated compared to
Jhe movement which will
eventually carry the com to
Tokyo, Amsterdam, or
Russia’s Baltic ports. With
about 30 per cent of the crop
currently entering the export
market, the large grain
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WATERMASTER 3
Moulded from polyethylene for ease of cleaning and maximum fife. The Watermaster 3 has been
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The special anti-perch shape prevents
birds from fouling the drinker and in this,
the big brother of the world renowned
Watermaster 2, the 15 in diameter offers
greater drinking space. The valve system is
extremely simple to ensure continuous
water supply. The large flat filter is easily
removed for cleaning and all fittings are
self-sealing with no ‘O’ rings or washers
needed. Watermasters are supplied
complete with the BEC saddle connector,
10ft. of tubing and suspension. The
recommended stocking rate is 10 to 14
waterers per 1000 birds.
The Bee 75 Waterer:
Takes up less room in the house-more room for the birds
It is distribution that counts - more drinking points, for the
same money, means that the birds have less distance to
walk to water
Lighter and more convenient to handle and clean.
At the end of the crop, easy to empty house - one person
can carry 50 to 100 waterers
Easy Connections a) Saddle connector (see inset), b)
Tube fittings (see inset) c) new easy method of raising
and lowering the waterer with hanger box.
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companies see allrf the com
producing states as a source
of exportable In
creasingly, the com price is
being set by' supply and
demand factors which occur
in the heartland of the U.S.
and in a handful of foreign
nations. A report of drought
conditions in Russia can
easily have more impact on
the price of com in the
United States than a report
indicating that domestic use
of com will increase because
of expansion in poultry and
hog numbers. -
An unusually mild and
open spring this' year aided
farmers in getting off to the
earliest start ever in com
planting. With normal
weather, the 1976 com crop
should reach 6.2 billion
bushels. This would be about
Vt of a billion bushels above
the 1975 crop - enough to fill
440 ships of 30,000 metric ton
capacity.
The implications for
Pennsylvania corn
producers on the eve of a
record com crop are:
1. Most local com will
continue to be fed to
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717-299-0828 or 717-397-5850
livestock and poultry on the
farms where it is produced
or on other nearby farms.
2. hi a prospective bumper
crop year, harvest discounts
can be great. Cash com
producers should make
provisions for storing com,
thus avoiding the necessity
to sell it out of the field. Last
year at .harvest, local
producers received less than
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The specially designed protective ring for
day-old birds is ideal for turkeys, breeding
stock and rearing pullets. The water ballast
gives excellent stability without making
caterers too heavy to handle.
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CONTACT Jim or Mike Enck
Office & Warehouse
(Pickup)
752 East Ross St.
Lancaster, PA 17602
FISHER SPRAY PAINTERS
(Henry K. Fisher)
SANDBLASTING and
SPRAY PAINTING
INTERIOR and EXTERIOR
Aerial Ladder Equipment
Office & Shop - 667 Hartman Station Rd.
Residence - 2322 Old Philadelphia Pike
Lancaster, Penna.
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the national average for
corn. Producers without
storage have no bargaining
power when negotiating a
harvest-time price for the,
crop.
2. Explore the advantages
and disadvantages of
hedging part of the crop or
forward selling a portion of
the crop to a buyer if the
price is right.
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