WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Secretary of Agriculture John K.
Block today said it will be
necessary lo require wheat
producers who do not have suf
ficient quantities of wheat pledged
as price support loan collateral to
meet their payment-in-kind
requirements to obtain loans on
their 1983-crop production.
Producers who have no 1983-crop
wheat planted for harvest or who
do not have sufficient wheat
planted for harvest to meet their
PIK requirements will receive
payment-in-kind from other wheat
in Commodity Credit Corporation
inventory, he said.
Block said all producers who
signed a contract to participate in
the 1983 PIK program agreed to
obtain a loan on their 1983
production for PIK purposes to
satisfy program needs if required
by CCC. USDA decided to exercise
this option after determining there
is an insufficient quantity of wheat
currently available to CCC to meet
PIK needs, he said.
CCC has developed special
provisions to permit producers to
use their 1983 wheat production for
PIK purposes even though they do
not have warehouse or on-farm
storage available, Block said. The
producer must certify to the local
county office of USDA’s
Agricultural Stabilization and
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HAKRISBUHG - Penn
sylvania's farm market operators
will again receive updated in
formation on fresh produce pricing
in 1983, according to state
Agriculture Secretary Penrose
Halloweil. This marks the fourth
year of operation for the special
service, which averages 120 calls
per day during the fresh produce
marketing season.
The toll-free hotline began
operation on Thursday, and
remains in service throughout
November 17. The telephone
number for farm marketers to call
is 1-800-932-0904.
Halloweil said, “The toll-free
produce hotline provides farm
marketers with information on
average retail prices for in-season
farm produce. The greater pricing
stability permits a more orderly
marketing of our farm produce.
“The hotlilne is just one phase of
the Department of Agriculture’s
overall effort to improve the
marketing of Pennsylvania farm
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Zieglerville, PA
215-287-9643
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R.D. 4, East Parmersville Rd.
Ephrata, PA
717-354-4271
PIK option for 1983 wheat crop
and sell it to CCC. The producer
then will be eligible to immediately
receive the payment-in-kind from
CCC inventory. However, these
producers will not receive the
proceeds of the sale of the wheat to
Produce hotline marks fourth year
products,’’ Hallowell added.
“Through promotional and in
formational campaigns, we are
also trying to show the Penn
sylvania consumer the great
diversity and availability of
Pennsylvania food products.”
In addition, the Department has
published a Consumer’s Guide to
USDA revises grade standards for frozen beans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S.
Department of Agriculture has
revised U.S. grade standards for
frozen green beans and frozen wax
beans to promote efficient
marketing of the products.
Charles Brader, a marketing
official with USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service, said the
changes deal with technical points
and do not affect the quality
requirements of the frozen bean
standards. The revised standards
will become effective July 10.
The revision separates
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717-949-6501
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Carlisle, PA
717-243-4419
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215-932-2615
“•character” attributes such as
tenderness, maturity and firm
ness, from classified defects such
as blemishes, mechanical damage
and presence of stems. Separate
definitions of green and wax bean
character classifications are
provided.
An objective step-by-step
procedure for continuous reporting
of on-line product quality is
provided so that product ac
ceptance can be determined at any
stage of production, Brader said.
To simplify grade nomenclature,
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215-298-2011
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 18,1983—ASS
CCC until their PIK availability
date, Block said.
Producers with eligible 1983 crop
wheat stored in an approved
structure on the farm or in a
"'■-irehouse covered by t;i f orni
Direct Marketing which identifies
nearly 900 direct farmer-to
consumer markets throughout the
state.
The produce hotline was
initiated as a pilot project in
cooperation with the USDA’s
Agricultural Marketing Service in
1980. Since 1981, the program has
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gram storage agreement may
receive a regular price support
loan for the wheat and earn
storage payments for up to five
months beginning on the PIK
availability date.
been funded and operated by the
State Department of Agriculture.
Information on retail price is
tallied by the Bureau of Marketing
and revised twice weekly, on
Monday and Thursday. As new
crops come into season, they are
included in the pricing information
available through the hotline.
the revised standards eliminate
the optional use of “U.S. Fancy”
for Grade A, “U.S. Extra Stan
dard” for Grade B and "U.S.
Standard” for Grade C.
The revised standards were
published in the June 10 Federal
Register, available at many public
libraries.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing
Service establishes grade stan
dards and provides official grading
for many food products. Use of the
grading service is voluntary and
paid for by the user.
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116 Richlandtown Pike
Quakertown, PA
215-536-4046
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Sinking Spring, PA
215-678-0628