Red meat production WASHINGTON, D.C. - tal production of red meat id poultry during the first jf of 1980, is expected to be (three to five percent from e first half of 1979, led by a r ge increase in pork oduction. These large supplies of eat likely will keep first gif 1980 retail pork and jultry prices well below jar-earlier levels but beef ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Attention Beef & Pork Reisers COSTOM BUTCHERING dUf HESS' BUTCHER SHOP 2635 Willow Street Pike Tfiff Willow Street, PA 717-464-3374 I —We Process the Old Fashioned Way— • Pudding • Hams • Bologna • Scrapple • Bacons • Dry Beef I We also Specialize in Beef » For Your Freezer, Sides of Pork, » Sides of Beef. Shop make winter Mr. Wesch says: Last year at this time I purchased a Morton Shop with their special Energy Performer insulation package for the following reasons Ist I wanted quality construction and a strong warranty for my money 2iid the insulation package allows me to heat the building Serving Central Pa. and Maryland RO 4, Box 34A Gettysburg, PA 17325 Ph: 717-334-2168 Serving North Central Pa. Area P.0.80x 937 State College, PA 16801 Ph: 814-383-4355 prices may be slightly higher than a year ago. - The December 1, 1979 inventory of hogs and pigs on farms was estimated at 67 million head, up 11 percent from a year earlier and the largest December 1 in ventory since 1970. The in ventory of heavy hogs that will reach market weight during the first quarter of 1980 was ,up 19 percent and the inventory of hogs that MORTON BUILDINGS /NO. 1 CHOICE OF FARMERS Serving Eastern Pa. and New Jersey Box 126, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 Ph: 201-454-7900 predicted up 3 to 5% will reach market weight in the second quarter was up seven percent. Commercial hog slaughter is therefore likely to be near record levels through the first half of 1980. Hog slaughter during the second half of 1980 will be drawn largely from the December-May pig crop. Producers indicated on December 1, 1979 that farrowings for this period would be unchanged from a year ago. If- these intentions are realized, bog slaughter during the second half of 1980-. would be near 1979 levels. But hog producers will be reevaluating their production plans m response to changes in feed costs and hog prices. Developments in the grain market will be a big factor in hog production plans. Although beef production may be down two to four percent during the first half of 1980, poultry production will likely continue above year-earlier levels. Broiler production may be up two to four percent from the first half of 1979 and large in creases in turkey production are expected, perhaps 20 to 25 percent. The large supphes of pork and other meats will keep downward pressure on hog ** ?vf* T** to profitable at low-cost 3rd it enables me to use the wintertime for equipment inspection, cleaning and general maintenance which eliminates unnecessary downtime Now s the time to buy for profitable seasons ahead Contact the nearest Morton Sales Office listed below today' □ Send information on MORTON BUILDINGS □ Have your salesman phone for an appointment □ Insulated Shoos □ Hog Confinement □ Machine Sheds □ Garages □ Horse Barns □ Free Stall Barns □ Grain Storage □ Livestock Barns i Name | Address prices during the first half of the year. Prices are expected to average in the upper s3o’s. during the first quarter and the mid-s3o’s during the second quarter. This would be well below year-earlier prices of $52 and $43 in the first and second quarter of 1979, respectively. Cattle pnce gains in the first half will be moderated by large meat supplies. Prices for steers at Omaha may average in the upper s6o’s or low s7o’s during the first half. On January 4, 1980 the United States announced a suspension of grain ship ments to Soviet Union nn excess of the eight million tons per year that we are committed to sell under the five-year agreement that expires in 1981. However, actions have been taken to ensure that America’s farmers will face essentially the same set of supply-demand conditions for grams as if the sales to the Soviet Union had gone foreward. Information available at press time did not indicate any basic changes in the supply and price forecasts for meats. Any impact on the livestock and meat industry, resulting from these actions, will be incorporated into future analyses. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 2,1980—C39 USDA to pick up chickens NEW YORK, N.Y. The United States Department of Agriculture is planning to take action to help poultry fanners pull out of a slump in market created -by President Carter’s January 4 suspension of trade with the Soviet Union. The USDA’s program will provide more chicken to hospitals, nursing homes and other institutions, and will hopefully lower the price-depressing supphes of poultry currently on the market. The solution to the problem created when ex port contracts could not be fulfilled will have two parts. First, USDA will invite bids for a supply of whole frozen chicken, at least equivalent to the amount which had been packaged for shipment to the Soviet Union. This action is being taken under the authority of Section 32 of Public Law 320, which provides that perishable commodities that cannot be sold by producers at reasonable prices may be purchased by the govern ment for use in food assistance programs. “By making these pur chases, we hope to improve the market demand and eliminate excess supplies Poultry Federation sets two meeting dates LANCASTER Dates have been set for two im portant Pennsylvania Poultry Federation meetings. The State Poultry Federation Fund Raising Banquet will be held at the Host Farm, Lancaster. Affair will begin at 6 p.m. April 10,1980. In past years it has been one of the most successful fund raising events in Pennsylvania agriculture. The Annual Poultry Conference of the State Federation will be held at the Host Corral, Lancaster. That all-day session will run on June 26. New & Used Silos New & Used Extensions Tear down & Rebuild Replastering, roofs, permanent pipe & distributors Jamesway Unloaders Barn Equipment Write or Cali DETWEILER SILOS Rd 2 Box 267-D Newville, PA 17241 Phone: 717-532-3039 717-776-7533 717-776-3288 caused by the trade suspension. President Carter has said that actions will be taken, not to guarantee profits for ex porters, but to prevent catastrophic losses by producers. We think that ny making additional pur chases of poultry above what we normally would have purchased for our programs, we can help maintain reasonable prices for poultry products,” said Carol Tucker Foreman, assistant secretary of agriculture for food and consumer services. Second, the department will increase its regular purchase of poultry, under Section 6 of the National School Lunch Act, to help absorb the extra supply which may have been generated to fill the Soviet contract. Chicken will be purchased in frozen, cut-up or cooked, breaded form for use in the school lunch program. Foreman said, “chicken has been one of the most popular commodities in our school and other feeding programs. We are confident that the poultry will be well used, and that the poultry industry will be "protected from devastating losses.” For further information or tickets to these events contact John D. Hoffman, Executive Director of the Poultry Federation. Hoffman can be reached at 500 N. Progress Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17109. Telephone number at the Federation office is 717/652- 7530. Big Beer Pitch According to the Guin ness Book of World Re cords, James Coburn was paid the highest television commercial fee on record - $250,000 per syllable to speak two words in a pitch for beer
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