—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 27,1979 26 undergoing changes By H. LOUIS MOORE Penn State University UNIVERSITY PARK - The nation’s once quiet livestock and meat industry is now being shaken to its very roots by changes which threaten the largest as well as the smallest firms. These changes are evident m Pennsylvania and throughout the nation and are shaping the future of the industry. Notable among the changes have been (1) the rapid growth in shipments of boxed beef at the expense of live cattle and carcass shipments from the Midwest to Eastern markets, (2) the specialization of processing firms such as Oscar Mayer, (3) the growth in fast-food chains, (4) improved transportation, and (5) the growth of institutional suppliers who sell to restaurants and hotels. Basically, American consumers’ eating habits are changing as they become more affluent. They eat out more often and eat more prepackaged meat items than in the past. The impact of these changes on Pennsylvania's livestock and meat industries is explored in this issue. In addition, some speculations for the future have been projected. Livestock production grows The Commonwealth is the most important livestock producing state in the Northeast even though Pennylvania farmers raise only about one per cent of the nation’s cattle and hogs. Pennsylvania’s share of the livestock industry is rapidly increasing compared to its neighbors m the Northeast. While marketings of cattle in Pennsylvania since the mid-1950s have increased at a lower rate than national growth, the state’s producers increased cattle marketings from 357,000 head in 1956 to 447,000 head in 1977, Table 1. Pennsylvania fanners marketed 51 per cent of all cattle sold in the Northeast m 1977 compared to only 36 per cent in 1956. 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