ElB— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5,1980 Cattlemen expect 3 percent drop in U.S. beef productio DENVER, Colo. - U.S. beef production in 1980 is now estimated to decrease by about three percent from the 1979 total, the National Cattlemen’s Assn, said Monday. Total cattle numbers and basic breeding herds are now increasing after the prolonged liquidation period of the 10-year cattle cycle, NCA noted, but beef production cannot increase again until the offspring of the additional cows are fed oat for market. Economists with Cattle- Fax, the market analysis service associated with NCA, are estimating that U.S. beef output in 1980 will total 20.4 billion pounds on a carcass weight basis, compared with 21.1 billion in 1979 and 24 billion in 1978 Total per capita beef sup plies in 1980 will be about 103 pounds on a carcass weight basis (76 pounds, retail weight), compared with 106 lbs. in 1979. “Beef prices no doubt will fluctuate substantially during the year, just as prices of commodities like beef have fluctuated in the past,” Cattle-Fax said. “However, it now appears that, for the year as a whole, the retail price average may be up by around 10 to 15% from the average of $2.25 per pound for Choice beef ui 1979 About 5% out of the 15% might be a result of the smaller beef supplies, with the rest attributed to in flation and rising costs of energy and of processing and distributing food ” While beef output will be down somewhat from 1979, production of other meats will continue large, par ticularly during the first part of the year, when both pork and poultry output will exceed comparable 1978 levels. “With smaller total cattle Wisconsin engine overhaul... fit t - '•’f ■ # v: W WE DO IT RIGHT! •Factory-trained mechanics •Factory-built parts •Prompt se-vice We can pu’ all tr e power and reliability /o want your Wisconsin i-n -gme to deliver with a complete o/erhaul Our me chanics are expertly trained and we use only factory built pads and approved pmrppufes Put new Ife in your engines ca'i -s Svdn WES STAUFFER SMALL ENGINES RD 3 Ephrata, PA Phone (717) 733-9174 Ephrata Exit New Rt 222 ‘/ 2 Mile West on Rt 322 turn left unto Pleasant Valley Rd numbers and smaller beef supplies,” said NCA President Lauren Carlson, “the economic situation for most cattlemen has im proved over what it was during the 1974-77 period. 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