D2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 29,1980
SAN JUAN, P.R. - The
Puerto Rican Department of
Agriculture has suddenly
halted the sale of unported
eggs, leaving U.S. exporters
and Puerto Rican importers
with quantities of eggs in
various stages of transit, and
uncertain as to the extent
and duration of the action.
Most troublesome as of
this writing are shipments
estimated at 11-15 trailer
loads which are in Puerto
Rican ports, having been
denied entry, according to
the United Egg Producers.
District sells 53,000 seedlings
LANCASTER - More
than 53,000 tree seedlings
were sold during the sixth
annual Lancaster County
Conservation District tree
sale which ended last
Friday.
Some 1168 property
owners paid $19,000 for the
seedlings, which will be
delivered to Long’s Park for
pickup on the morning of
April 12.
A spokesman for the
district said the orders
ranged all the way from a
dollar for one hardwood
seedling to one order for 1000
white pines.
White pine, in fact, was the
most popular variety in this
year’s sale with 11,000 trees
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Puerto Rico halts U.S. egg imports
It was announced last
week that importers were
bringing eggs into the
country without having the
necessary permit, and that
as of March 10 there would
be no more imports.
According to some im
porters, permits had been
properly applied for, but had
not been issued to anyone
since last year’s permit
expired December 31.
Importers said their
Secretary of Agriculture had
stated that no permits had
been applied for but they
ordered. Blue spruce was
next with 10,400, followed by
hemlock with 7700 orders.
The most popular hardwood
was red oak, with 2000 or
ders.
This year’s dollar volume
ras up considerably over
last year’s $12,000, but the
number of trees sold fell
short of the highest year
when over 100,000 seedlings
were sold.
The seedlings were sup
plied by three nurseries in
Indiana County, except for
the hemlocks which came
from York County. Most of
the buyers were reportedly
small property owners
rather than farmers or
landscapers.
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believed he had been
misinformed on that point.
Meanwhile,
producers with eggs
prepared for export, in
cluding stamping, found
themselves with the
figurative rug pulled from
under their feet. Also at
issue will be the assumption
of responsibility in the event
that any eggs are reshipped
to the U.S., which is
currently the Puerto Rican
Agriculture Department’s
position.
Money from the sale of the
seedlings will be used by the
district for programs and
office equipment. The funds
will also be used to pay for a
week-long conservation
camp at Camp Mack, near
Schaefferstown. Last year’s
camp had 20 youngsters
between the ages of 13 and 16
participating.-DW.
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individual producers and
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is. pursuing every available
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problem. They are working
on both the immediate
aspect of the disrupted flow
of eggs and the longer-term
consideration of trade
restrictions.
Restrictions of imports are
not a new problem with
Puerto Rico, the importation
of small eggs having been
totally stopped many months
ago. Of importance with
respect to the import issue is
the fact that attempts have
been made over many years
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their Department of
Agriculture to purchase the
locally produced product.
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15,000 cases per -week to
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“arbitrary policy on U.S.
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producers “normal market
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