2&—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 18,1976
Eastern chief wants
SYARACUSE, N.Y. - “The
dairy industry is not immune
to rising costs”, noted John
C. York, general manager of
Eastern Milk Producers
Cooperative, headquartered
here. He stated that the
general public and govern
ment may be surprised in
learning that farmers are
experiencing whopping
production costs due to
uncontrolled inflation.
The cooperative leader
said, “While fluid milk
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prices have risen from $7.25
per hundredweight five
years ago to a peak of $11.39
in 1976, inflation will push
these milk prices to $15.00
per hundredweight in the
future. From that peak of
$11.39 in October of this year,
fluid milk prices have
already slumped by six per
cent in December.
Moreover, the farmer’s
overall blend price, which is
the farmers’ net price, is
going down accordingly as
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we enter the Spring months to exceed $15.00 per hund
of 1977. edweight. Unfortunately,
“These current lower
levels of farm milk prices
cannot continue if this
country is to maintain and
insure a future adequate
supply of the most
wholesome food - milk.
“Absent of strong
measures to control in
flation, milk prices are likely
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even at this figure, the dairy
industry will be no better off
and, perhaps, even disad
vantaged. Price is not the
only equation in maintaining
a viable business. The level
of costs must also be taken
into consideration. the track and stop fooling
“This country is ex-v around with make-believe
periencing a serious*' corrective measures.
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, economic problem and the
public must come to grips
with it by urging appropriate
measures upon Oie govern
ment. If it takes wage and
price controls as well as
rationing of fuel to avert a
continuous erosion of
business and consumer
purchasing power, we ought
to face the facts and act
accordingly. We ought to get
the economic train back on
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“Fifteendollar'milk is not
the answer. An increase in
the steel prices is not the
answer. A 15 per cent inr
crease in fuel prices, $20.00?h
an hour wages or a 35 hour
week are not the answers.
“Therefore, the con
tinuation of inflation without
effective measures of control
will have a direct and harm
ful impact on the most im
portant industry in our
country and throughout the
world - the agricultural
industry.”
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