C22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9,1980 -
USDA figures show sharp jump in commodity exports
WASHINGTON, D.C. ~
Figures released by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
this week show exports of
U.S. grains and soybeans
running substantially ahead
of year-ago levels despite the
suspension of gram ship
ments to the Soviet Umon,
said J. Dawson Ahalt,
Chairman of the World Food
and Agricultural Outlook
Swine Mgt. Conference to be held
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conference will be held on
February 20, 21 and 22 at
Penn State The program is
aimed primarily for those
who are relatively new
and/or inexperienced in
swine production.
The registration fee is $2O,
$3O for husband and wife,
and covers the cost of
registration, handbooks,
instructional materials and
coffee breaks
Advance registration
should be in by February 8,
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and Situation Board,
Smce President Carter’s
January _4 suspension of
shipments to the Soviet
Union, Ahalt said, in
spections for export of gram
and soybeans have been over
one-third higher than for the
same period a year ago, and '
com exports are 45 percent
higher than the same three .
1980 to guarantee ac
ceptance. This will allow
arrangements for proper
facilities and adequate
meeting spaces to be made
Some of the topics and
speakers are as follows
Wednesday Morning,
February 20
Planning The Swine En
terprise will be discussed
by Dwight Younkm and
Larry Hutchinson will talk
about Planning a Herd
Health Program.
Wednesday Afternoon
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weeks m 1979, department
officials said.
“Despite the suspension of
sales, total agricultural
exportrs in 1979/80 are still
expected to set records,”
Ahalt said.
Department officials
project total exports of $36.4
billion, compared to the
1978/79 record of $32 billion;
officials also project total
Selection will be discussed
by Vern Hazlett; Grant
Sherntt will conduct a tour
of the Penn State Swine
Center, Bob Kimble will
present A Live Hog
Evaluation Demonstration
in which the participants will
take part; and Remodeling
for Swine will be handled by
Dwight Younkm.
Thursday Morning,
February 21
Reproduction of Swine,
will be the topic for Dhn
Hagen, Bob Kimble will
discuss Testmg Programs
and Performance Records;
Grant Sherntt will deal with
Genetics and Swine
Breeding, and Dwight
Younkm will discuss New
Swine Buildings.
Thursday Afternoon
Management of the
Farrowing House and
Management of the
Breeding Herd will be
handled by Vern Hazlett;
Lester Gnel will discuss
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exports to reach a record
volume of around 150 million
tons, far exceeding last
year’s record 137.5 million
tons.
Ahalt said wheat exports
are still expected to surpass
last year’s by more than 10
percent, and total 36.1
million tons.
Feedgram exports are
projected at a record 65.9
Sanitation and Health
Procedures There will also
be a Swine Producer Panel
at 7.00 that evening
Friday Morning,
February 22
Swine Feeding will be the
topic for Grant Sherntt,
Dwight Yoonkm will talk on
Waste Management and
Control of the Environment
for the Hog; and John
Zeigler will discuss The
End Product.
Friday Afternoon
Dwight Younkm will
discuss Buildings, Equip
ment, Ventilation, and
Waste Management; Grant
Sherntt will talk about
Marketing; and Virgil
Crowley will talk about
Farm Records and Budgets;
and this will be followed by a
Question and Answer
session.
For more information
contact: Agricultural
Conference Coordinator, 409
J. 0. Keller Building,
University Park, PA 16802
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million tons, compared to
last year’s 60.2 million tons.
Soybean sales abroad are
forecast at 22.2 million tons,
up from last year’s record
20.5 million tons.
The largest purchaser of
U.S grains and soybeans
again will be Japan, with
imports surpassing those of
the USSR every year.
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