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Milk marketing
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
The National Association for
Milk Marketing Reform, a
trade association of small
dairy processors, has filed
its opposition to the Consent
Judgment proposed by the
Department of Justice in
settlement of its lawsuit to
block the merger of H.P.
Hood, Inc., New England’s
largest dairy into Agri-
Mark, the largest dairy co
op in the Area.
NAMMR’s counsel,
Donald A. Randall,
describes the consent
judgment as totally unac
ceptable to the small Nor
theastern dairies and to
many of the remaining in-
dairy fanners out
of the 900 who were selling to
Hood at the time of merger
announcement last
February.
He predicted this giant
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from 295-350 Horsepower, offer these unique features for performance and
profitability.
• Provides eight or ten ideal field and transport speeds when combined with
Steiger’s two-speed power divider.
• Converter and automatic lock-up positions in each of the forward ranges. Con
verter permits tractor to start off with implement in the ground. Lock-up pro
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• Fully automatic upshiftmg and downshifting in all forward ranges under full
throttle and full load, as drawbar requirements dictate.
• Driveline repairs are significantly reduced.
• No downtime due to mechanical clutch replacement and repair.
• Ease of operation reduces fatigue and improves driver efficiency and comfort.
• Smooth transmission of power extends driveline life by reducing harmful
shock loading.
combination of the largest
dairy co-op supplier 1 and its
largest corporate customer
will drive many farmers out
of business, if they refuse to
join Agn-Mark, because
they wifi have few, if any,
remaining dairies to sell to,
as many of the independent
danes will fail also.
This threat to the
economic survival of the
independents, NAMMR said,
caused it to change its
position of enthusiastic
support for the Department
of Justice Complaint filed in
the U.S. District Court in
Vermont on June 27,1980.
Randall said that by the
terms of the consent
judgment “it appears to be a
step backward, if not
complete surrender by the
Government.”
NAMMR’s detailed
comments are being filed
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reform sues to block Agri-Mark
with Justice under
provisions of the antitrust
laws, which allowed any
interested party to make
comments during a 60 day
period which ended Monday.
The Department must
respond to all comments,
and both response and
comments must be filed in
the Court before the
judgment can be entered.
Specifically, NAMMR
requests Justice to withdraw
its consent to the judgment
and to proceed to trial if
necessary to have H.P. Hood
divested from Agri-Mark
and its co-venturer, Agway,
the farm supply co-op.
In the alternative NAMMR
petitions the Department to
ask for a minimum of 60
days more, and hearings in
the. Court, during which all
affected persons dairy
farmers, dairy processors
and the public’s represen
tatives may offer evidence of
probable economic injury if
the consent judgment is
NAMMR listed five
reasons for Justice to
withdraw its' consent and/or
to have further hearings:
1. The independent dairy
farmers are not protected
after March 1981.
2. The competition of the
small dairy co-ops will
ultimately disappear as they
will be merged mto Agri-
Mark or eliminated from the
Market.
3. The small milk
processors are not protec
ted, and this competitive
force will be lost.
4. There is no protection
against further mergers or
acquisitions by Agri-Mark-
Hood, and this
“snowballing” effect of
FUEL ECONOMY IS MAXIMIZED
WITH AN ALLISON TRANSMISSION
BECAUSE THE POWER OUTPUT IS
AUTOMATICALLY MATCHED TO THE
LOAD AND TRAVEL SPEED DEMANDS.
CHECK THESE FIELD SPEED RANGES*
FOR HT754 EQUIPPED PANTHER PTA.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 11,1980—A15
mergers and acquisitions dairy products which are the
has occured in other parts of usual result of area-wide
the country where powerful premium prices obtained by
area co-ops have become the dominant co-op, which
dominant, multi-stage, are prices above those set by
regional co-ops in a few the U.S. Department of
years. The first step in doing Agriculture marketing
this is, often, as in this case, orders. Such prices are not
to acquire the competing co- in the public interest, nor is
ops’major customer. the loss of selection of
5. Consumers are not products from competing
protected from unduely dairies which are forced out
enhanced prices for milk and of the market, NAMMR said.
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