A26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 18,1980
LANCASTER - With U.S.
agricultural exports in fiscal
1900 now expected to hit $4O
billion, the agricultural
trade surplus will increase
by over 40 percent from last
year to over |22 billion.
This price strength in
export markets will carry
over into fiscal 1961; and
with export volume likely to
hold firm, the export value
may reach MO to $45 billion.
With imports of $l7 to $l9
billion, the agricultural
trade surplus will almost
Clyde Watts, first vice president , the jron Stiegel Lions Club presents
check to FFA members to help cover judging trip expenses. From left are Dean
Long, Steve Smith, Marvin Horst, Judy Zimmerman, Curtis Martin and Tim
High. Donald Good, also honored, was not present at the meeting.
Lions Club celebrates
annual farmers
BRICKERVILLE - The
Baron Stiegel Lions Club
celebrated their annual
Fanners Night last Thur
sday evening at the
Brickerville Fire Hall.
Guests of honor included
Warwick and Ephrata FFA
Penn National
Horse Show
opens October 18
HARRISBURG - The 35th
annual Pennsylvania
National Horse Show opens
Saturday, October 18 and
runs through Saturday,
October 25 at the State Farm
Show Arena.
According to Penn
sylvania National Horse
Show Association President
James W. Hagar, this is one
of the largest horse shows in
North America. More than
1000 horses and riders from
throughout the country are
expected to compete for over
160,000 in prize money and
trophies.
Headlining this year’s
exhibition will be daily
performances of the Fort Sill
Field Artillery Half Section.
This unique attraction
consists of a World War I
vintage cannon, caisson and
team.
Many other special show
features are scheduled, too.
These included jousting, a
polo exhibition, ladies barrel
racing, the U.S. Park Police
“Musical Ride” and a
carnage obstacle course
race.
Jumping competition will
Ag exports projected at $4O billion this year
certainly approach $25
billion.
Fiscal 1961 export volume
may be marginally above
this year’s 162 million tons.
Feed grain shipments are
expected to about equal the
this year’s 71 million tons
and wheat shipments may
increase nearly two million
to over 39 million tons.
Small grains are forecast
for rice and tobacco.
Soybean, cotton, and
vegetable oil exports may
decline.
members who won out of
state judging trips this year.
The Clay and Elizabeth
Townships Lions treated the
seven outstanding FFA
members to a family style
dinner and a check to help
cover some of their state
judging trip expenses.
be held nightly, with the
Grand Prix de Penn
National set for closing
Saturday, October 25.
Several national riding
championships will a’so be
decided during the show.
The Pennsylvania
Naitonal Horse Show is a
benefit for the Kiwams
Youth Foundation, Inc.
Tickets are available by
calling 1-800-932-0793 or, in
the Harrisburg area, 233-
1335.
Although it is still early to
forecast fiscal 1961 exports
precisely, a number of
factors are critical in this
assessment;
Weather developments may limit the growth in
that will heavily influence demand for U.S. farm
not only the maturing products for most of fiscal
Northern Hemisphere crops, 1961.
but the as yet implanted Relatively little growth in
crops in the Southern agricultural production in
Hemisphere. _ the lower income developing
Reduced supplies from countries.
most major competing grain
exporters in 1906-81.
night
The recipients were; Tim
High, R 2 Ephrata; Marvin
Horst, Akron Rd., Eprhata;
Steve Smith, R 2 Denver;
Judy Zimmerman, R 1
Ephrata; Curtis Martin, R 1
Ephrata; Donald Good, R 2
Ephrata, all of Ephrata High
School; and Warwick’s Dean
Long, Lititz.
Other guests included Miss
Sonia Shaner, Vo-ag teacher
at Warwick High School and
Rick Pfautz, President of the
Ephrata Area Adult Far
mers Association.
Other farmer guests and
the newly formed Lions Club
were also in attendance.
Zone Chairman John
Buchter introduced District
Governor of 14D, Thomas
Parry who presented a
message on “Motivation”.
Past President Clyde Watts
was in charge of the dinner
meeting and made the
presentation.
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A Vz percent expansion in
livestock production in our
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requiring increased imports.
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As of August 1, U.S. crops
are sharply below last year’s
level because of drought,
and export supplies appear
relatively tight, especially
for cotton and feed grains.
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months (October through
June) of fiscal 1980, the
value of U.S. farm exports
increased 30 percent over a
year earlier to $3l billion.
Exports are now expected
to reach $4O billion this year,
up $8 billion from fiscal 1979.
This figure is $2 billion above
the May estimate as a result
of the continued record pace
of grain, soybean, and cotton
shipments throughout the
third quarter, and the ex
pectation of continued
seasonal strength in these
commodities through year’s
end.
Export volume is expected
to increase 19 percent with
export price increases.
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adding an additional six
percent to the total value.
The value of agricultural
imports for fiscal 1900 shows
significant increases over
last year for wines,
vegetables, sugar, and
coffee. Imports of cocoa
beans are down sharply.
Meat imports are also down
substantially.
The value of fiscal 1981
imports is expected to in
crease only slightly from the
current year’s forecast of
$17.5 billion. The increase
will be concentrated in
meats, fruits, nuts,< and
vegetables. Imports of sugar
and coffee will likely remain
close to this year’s levels.
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