Use the Profit-Making Genetic Power of Intense and Reliance
15H200 Weikland Ira Eve INTENSE - VG
52 Daughters in 48 Herds Average 15.848 M 3.6%
Predicted Difference (74% rpt.) +97BM +s99
21 Daus. Cl. 79.3 (act.) 80.5 (age-adj.); +.SBPDT
Type Strengths: fore udder, rear udder, teats, and rump
Sire: P-F Burke Intense GM
Dam: an EX Apollo dau. with rec. to 24,400 M & 925 F
Our Daily Holstein Selection Includes:
20 bulls with milk PD over +l,OOO
20 bulls with value PD over +sloo
9 bulls with +PD for % test
31 bulls with at least 70% repeatability
28 bulls with +PD for type
All are priced reasonably through Professional
Technician service and Direct-Herd sales!
1980 milk production
to
LANCASTER - Milk
production this fall will be
about two percent above a
year ago, primarily due to
the expanded dairy herd.
Thus, total 1980 output will
be the largest oh record,
topping the previous high of
127 billiop pounds in 1964,
and three percent more than
in 1979.
More favorable demand
conditions-a strengthening
general economy and higher
meat prices-could increase
commercial use of dairy
products. However, a large
supply of milk .for
manufacturing purposes,
large USDA stocks and the
Commodity Credit Cor
poration’s (CCC) 105-percent
sellback policy will limit
potential price advances. In
late September, wholesale
butter and cheese prices
were near the higher support
purchase levels, in an
ticipation of higher CCC
prices effective October 1.
Farm milk prices and
retail dairy product prices
will tend to follow these
increases in conjing months.
July-August milk
production was 3.2 percent
greater than a year ago. The
U.S. dairy herd continued to
expand this summer; cow
numbers in August were the
largest since March 1978 and
one percent more than last
year.
Output' per cow during
July-August was up 2.2
percent, compared with an
average gain of 3.3 percent
the previous 12 months. This
slowing was due to a decline
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be highest ever
in milk-feed price
relationships and the strong
productivity gains made a
year ago.
The major uncertainity
with respect to production
into mid-1981 is the number
of milk cows, although it is
almost certain to average
above year-earlier levels.
The apparently large
numbers of replacement
animals and the mandated
April 1,1981 increase in the
support price will encourage
expansion.
Conversely, expected
higher cull cow prices and
substantial increases in feed
costs may limit the expan
sion or even cause a down
turn.in cow numbers.
Milk-feed price
relationships will not be as
favorable as in the past few
years, likely inhibiting
productivity gains. On
balance, milk production
gains can be expected to
continue during the first half
of next year, although the
rate of increase is likely to
subside.
Due to the slack supply
demand balance,
manufacturing grade milk
prices (when adjusted for fat
content) failed to reach the
April-September support
level, although they in
creased from 58 cents below
in April to 17 cents below in
September and averaged
about 42 cents under.
During September, the
manufacturing grade milk
price was $12.10 per cwt., up
six percent from last year,
while the average price paid
15H205 Wauk-A-Way Fond RELIANCE - VG(B7)
71 Daughters in 54 Herds Average 16.385 M 3.7%
Predicted Difference (78% rpt.) +s9l +756M +.01%
18 Daus. Ci. 80.2 (act.) 82.4 (age-adj.); +1.29 PDT
Type Strengths; fore udder, rear udder, teats, and rump
Sire; No-Na-Me Fond Matt EX & GM
Dam. an EX-2E Marquis dau. with 2 rec. over 20,000 M and 750 F
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 18,1980—D1l
for all milk was $13.10, up 6.5
percent.
Higher support prices, as
well as seasonal factors, will
cause farm milk prices to
strengthen for the rest of
1980 and average about a
tenth higher than a year ago
during the fall.
On October 1, the support
price for manufacturing
grade milk was increased to
$13.10 per cwt. at 3.67-
percent fat (and $12.80 for
3.5-percent fat) for the 1980-
81 marketing year. This
price must be adjusted on
April 1, 1981, to reflect the
estimated change in the
index of prices paid by
farmers.
By late September,
wholesale prices of butter
and American cheese had
increased more than a dime
from early April. Wholesale
prices of nonfat dry milk
were much more stable,
while edible dry whey prices
were up sharply.
Retail dairy products
prices during August were
10.1 percent higher than last
year, compared with a 9.5-
percent increase in the price
of all foods. Retail dairy
product prices will continue
to rise this fall, due to the
recent increases in
wholesale prices and
seasonal supply-demand
factors. For all of 1980, dairy
product prices at the gi ocery
store will average about a
tenth higher than last year.
Continuing heavy raw
milk supplies resulted in 7.5
percent more milk used in
the manufacture of dairy
products during June-
August. Butter production
was up 19 percent from a
year ago, and American
cheese output increased 6.8
percent. The manufacture of
other cheese varieties was
down 2.7 percent.
Meanwhile, commercial
disappearance of milk and
dairy products was un
changed during July-August.
Cheese sales remained
languid, while commercial
use of butter rebounded.
Industry holdings of,dairy
products dipped below year
earlier levels this summer.
On September 1, com
mercial stocks of milkfat
and solids-not-fat were 12
percent and three percent,
respectively, below year
earlier levels.
Compared with a year ago,
CCC purchased large
quantities of dairy products
under the price support
program during July-
September-although Govern
ment purchases subsided
in August ' and a small
amount of butter was sold
back to the industry.
In the marketing year just
ended, the CCC removed 8.2
billion pounds, milk
equivalent, from the market
the largest since 1962.
The CCC-purchased more
than six percent of the
milkfat and solids-not-fat
marketed, up from one and
two percent, respectively, in
1978-79. Net purchase costs
(CCC purchases less sales
back to the industry for
unrestricted use) during
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