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Dairy outlook
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average $lO.OO per 100
pounds of milk in October, up
89 cents from June but only
30 cents from a year ago.
Manufacturing milk prices
were only about 36 cents
above the new $8.26 support
level, when adjusted to
annual average fat test.
Although farm milk prices
probably will close out the
year below a year ago, milk
prices for all of 1976 likely
will average close to $9.70,
up 95 cents from 1975. Total
cash receipts from dairying
could reach $11.4 billion, up
from $9.9 billion last year.
With the expected heavy
supplies, farm milk prices in
early 1977 could average well
below a year earlier, even if
demand stays strong. Prices
later in the year will depend
on milk production, com
mercial sales of dairy
products, and support price
actions, but the average for
all of 1977 could be below
1976, the first annual decline
since the 1950’5.
The very rapid increases
in retail dairy prices in late
1975 left retail prices at a
fairly high plateau in 1976.'
Although relatively stable
since January, dairy prices
at retail likely will average
about eight per cent above
1975. However, the increases
from a year earlier probably
will be quite small by early
1977 and the average for aU
of next year likely will be
only slightly above this year.
One of the more dramatic
developments in 1976 was a
substantial expansion in the
demand for dairy products.
Despite the much higher
retail prices, total dairy
sales this year could be up
two per cent from last year
and a record high. Booming
cheese sales have provided
much of the strength in total
sales. During the first nine
monthes of 1976, commercial
disappearance of American
cheese was up 11 per cent
from 1975 and other cheese
sales posted a similar gain.
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Fluid milk sales were
slightly above last year’s
fairly strong levels.
Although well below the
brisk of 1975, butter
sales in January-September
were above the 1970-74
average. Sales of ice cream
did not match last year’s
high level but commercial
disappearance of nonfat dry
milk rebounded. Generally
stable retail prices may weil
allow dairy sales to increase
Marketing
for beef referendum
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A
Marketing Committee for
the Beef Referendum, which
will distribute .information
and build support for the
spring vote oh the beef
market development plan,
has been established by the
marketing sector of the
cattle industry.
The Committee was
created Dec. 17 at a meeting
here of selected national
marketing leaders. Named
joint chairmen were Charles
Jennings, president, Kansas
City, Mo., Stockyards Co.,
James Seabeck, president,
Stockland Livestock Ex
change, Inc., Spokane,
Wash., and Hugh Craig,
owner of the Jepeway-Craig
Commission Co., Inc.,
Dublin, Ga.
Japan Still Number One
for U. S. Farm Products
Japan, the number one
customer for U. S. products,
after Americans, will import
5.7 million tons of wheat this
marketing year, the U. S.
Department of Agriculture
has estimated. This is about
150,000 tons over what the
estimate had been.
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again next year, although a
repeat of 1976’s large jump is
not expected. Cheese sales
probably will be helped by
continued rises in consumer
purchasing power and ex
pected increases in meat
prices. Commercial
disappearance of butter
could be about the same to
slightly lower, as the dif
ference between retail
butter and margarine prices
probably will stay wide.
group set
The Beef Development
Taskforce is the driving
force behind the Beef
Research and Information
Act, signed by President
Ford last May, which
authorized the referendum.
The referendum will allow
the nation’s cattlemen to
vote on assessing themselves
to fund greatly expanded
beef research, information
and promotion programs.
Beyond providing factual
information, the committee
will work for every
marketman’s support of the
referendum. “The entire
livestock industry stands to
gain if the referendum
passes,” Scott said, “and we
also want to make sure the
marketing businessman
does everything he can to
make sure his customer’s
decision is based on a
thorough understanding of
the proposed plan.” ,
Cut bedding costs 75 per ce„nt, reduce labor for
barn cleaning and cow washing; reduce teat and
udder injury to the minimum house your
milking herd in free stall housing Each cow
provided a stall for loafing She won’t be stepped
on, the rear curb forces manure out into alley for
mechanical cleaning or washing. A few minutes
twice a day cleans the stalls and curbs, bedding
lasts almost forever if your stalls fit the cows
Popular sizes are 6’6”, 7’ and 7'6". Size 'em by
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Our free stall partition may be mounted on wooden
head boards or we make a steel divider. Set the legs in
8 to 10” concrete curbs to hold and retain bedding. Stall
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sawdust, peanut hulls, ground com cobs, etc. Should be
installed with paved alley surface 8 feet wide for
mechanical cleaning or washing.
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For prices, contact: Fred Frey, Mgr.
(717) 786-2146
FREY BROS.
RD2 Quarryville, PA 17566
Gains in lowfat milks may
about offset declines in fluid
whole milk.
Per capita civilian con
sumption of dairy products
in 1976 could be only slightly
higher than 1975’s 546 pounds
milk equivalent. The
sizeable increase in sales per
person this year was largely
offset by lower government
donations. With the expected
larger CCC supplies
available for donation next
year, per person use of milk
could post a significant in
crease.
After being quite low in
early 1976, commercial dairy
stocks have risen sharply
and are now verging on
being burdensome. On
October 1, commercial
holdings were up more than
40 per cent from last year’s
low level. With the large
jumps in output, commercial
stocks of American cheese
were the second highest of
any October I on record after
increasing counter
seasonally during Sep
tember. Butter stocks in
commercial hands were also
fairly large, although they
dropped considerably in
September. Manufacturers’
stocks of nonfat dry milk
remained heavy in
relationship to the reduced
level of sales. Government
holdings on October 1 were
negligible except for the still
large blocks of nonfat dry
milk.
USDA purchases of butter
and cheese have been almost
insignificant this year. The
equivalent of only a quarter
billion pounds of milk was
removed during the first 10
months of 1976, compared
with two billion pounds a
year earlier. However,, this
picture is changing rapidly
and net removals in October
were the largest this year, as
all three products were
purchased. The 120-million
pound net removals of nonfat
dry milk during January-
October were substantial but
were less than a third the
amount removed during the
corresponding period in 1975.
CCC purchases are likely to
be heavy in early 1977. In
creased milk output com
bined with large commercial
dairy stocks may easily
outstrip demand.''
January-Setpember im
ports last year, (1976) were
somewhat above 1975’s low
Mott** fa <t
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R.D. 4 MYERSTOWN, PA. 17067
CALL COLLECT 717-866-5708
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Southeastern Penna
George F. Delong
Regional Manager
225 West Woods Drive
Lititz PA 17543
Call Collect 717 626-0261
Eastern Lancaster Co
Melvin Herr
RD2 New Holland PA 17557
Ph 717 354 5977
North Western Lancaster Co
Earl B. Cinder
RD2 Manheim PA 17545
Phone 717-665 3126
Southern Lancaster Co
Henry Delong, Jr
RO2 Box 69
Peach Bottom PA 17563
Phone 717 548 3471
Southwestern Lancaster Co
Ben Greenawalt
RD2 Conestoga PA 17516
Phone 717 872 5686
Southeastern Penna
Aldus R. King
RDI, Box 67A
Atglen PA 19310
Phone 215 593 5952
Northeast Berks Co
Roger Heller
RDI. Robesoma PA
Phone 215 693 6160
Chester Co
William Windle
RDI Atglen PA 19310
Phone 215 593 6143
levels as cheese
returned to levels
the early 1970’s k
billion pounds bo '
equivalent were muJ
the first nine monttt
year, up from o#S
pounds a year a J
strong market f or 6 J
resulted in somewhat'
imports of both qa*
non-quota cheese, 2
price rises
various countervail J
agreements with eJ
countries. ™
AGRI-KING
KEY TP PROFIT
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Lebanon Co
Marvin Meyer
RD2 Box 157
Annville PA 17003
Phone 717-867 1445
!h & Northammon Co.
Lehii
Thomas Heist
Mam Street
Alburtis PA 18101
Phone 215 965 5124
South Central Penna
James L Yoder
Regional Manager
250 Edwards Ave
Chambersburg PA 17201
Call Collect 717 264 9321
Eastern Franklin Co
Eldon Martin
RDS Waynesboro PA
Phone 717-762 4130
Cumberland Co
Marlin E Ebersole
R 5 Carlisle PA 17013
Phone 717 776 7324
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festern Washim
Charlie Campbell
Rt 4 Box 229 A
Hagerstown MD 21740
Phone 301 791 2157
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■astern Washim
Earl H. Moyer
RDS Box 277
Hagerstown MD 21740
Phone 301 739 5199
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