P6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24,1980 Grain firm official worries PALM BEACH, Fla., The U.S. grain marketing system, historically the world’s most accurate price barometer, may have lost some of its prestige m the recent gram embargo, an export official said today. Myron R. Laserson, senior vice president-merchandis ing, World Gram Division, Continental Gram Company, claimed that the U.S. system cannot in the future be as precise an indicator of world supply and demand as before. “International prices tend to follovt free markets,” he explained. According to Laserson, various governments around the world may “question our ability to honor our com mitments”. And, he added, “...this could increase their determination to be self sufficient in food - or do without.” Working on behalf of U.S. producers, he continued, gram exporters have been driven to seek out new markets while being denied serious access to the world’s largest, most important grain importer. “The Russians got most of the gram they needed this year,” Laserson pointed out, “and no doubt will make sure in the future that they never again are so com placent as to rely on the U.S. as a dependable supplier.” NOW! CASH REBATES ROTARY SCYTHE the NOIM-STO Mower-Condit that does the j< in ONE tri P ! .. 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Laserson expects the U S to produce more soft wheat than in many years, but with good demand for it. “Our projection of U.S. soft red and white wheat exports is 385 million bushels, or 60 percent of the crop.” He reasons that “we have to expect that no matter how large the Russian wheat crop this summer...they will want to build up their reserves ” On the assumption that the USSR would be limited to three million tons from the U.S , Laserson expects that nation to maximize pur chases from Argentina, while cutting exports to Eastern Europe. Given the logistical limitations of Canada and Australia, Laserson said this leaves “the Umted States with presumably an open door to the price sensitive buyers of Eastern Europe.” He looks to eastern Europe, especially Poland, Yugoslavia and Rumania as a major market for wheat “Even though their crop prospects for next year are unproved, we suspect that the desire to build stocks and the requirements of their or BALES rP MILLER REPAIR RD 1,554 Gibbons Rd Bird-In-Hand, PA 17505 717-656-9013 PETHICK’S FARM MACHINERY RD3 Honesdale, PA 18431 717-253 3794 CLARENCE R SEAMAN. INC Oauberville, PA 1951/ 215 926-5504/2285 WALTEMYER FARM REPAIR SERVICE RD 3 Box 46 Red Lion PA 17356 717 244 4168 Territory Manager DAVID 0 DEITRICH 703-667 3787 703 667-0363 neighbor will keep them active in the market ” “The U.S will have competition, certainly in the early part of the marketing season from the EEC, but the need for wheat exists,” he continued He noted that China and India are other important factors in the world wheat market Laserson emphasized the demand forecast can be Med only if the grain is there and only if the grain trade is permitted to fill it “We cannot absorb any further disruption of the marketing effort. The export activity is vital domestically and necessary in ternationally for the wheat Md. berry auction PRINCESS ANNE, Md - Maryland’s famed strawberry auction block at Princess Anne, Somerset County, opened for the season, Thursday, May 15th, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Marketing Division Indications are that the 1980 Maryland berry season will last for 14 to 20 days. The block will open for sales at 10 am. each day Monday through Saturday. The auction is open to all buyers, large and small. Persons wishing to bid are asked to register with block ZIMMERMAN FARM SERVICE Bethel, PA 19507 717-933-4114 TED BURNETT TIRES Rd l Westtown, NY 10998 914-726-3378 KNOTT i &EISBERT, INC Rt 2. 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