Dairy buy-out will add to
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ad
ditional slaughter resulting from
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s dairy whole-herd
buy-out program will add only
slightly to second-quarter beef
supplies, according to a USDA
official.
Ewen M. Wilson, deputy
assistant secretary for economics,
said analysis by USDA’s Economic
Research Service points to 250-275
million pounds, or three to four
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percent, more beef in the second
quarter as a result of the dairy
program. In the third quarter, beef
supplies are expected to increase
about three percent, or 160-190
million pounds, Wilson said.
From April 1 through Aug. 31,
the first of three periods of the buy
out program, USDA will contract
with 9,503 dairy farmers for
slaughter of 633,176 cows, 216,970
heifers and 165,900 calves. Under
program provisions, cows and
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2nd-quarter beef supply
bred heifers must be slaughtered
within 15 days of the date of the
sale of the animal, or exported
within 45 days, but not later than
Aug. 31: For the April-August
period, unbred heifers and calves
may be put on feed but must be
slaughtered by Sept. 30 or exported
within 45 days, but not later than
Aug. 31.
Sharpest slaughter increases
will occur for cow beef, Wilson
said, primarily for April through
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August the first of the three
program periods. Dates for the
other two program periods are
Sept. 1-Feb. 28 and March 1-August
31,1987.
However, Wilson stressed that
about 30 percent of these cows
would have been slaughtered
anyway, given the normal culling
rate of the dairy herd. Also, he
said, heifers and calves going to
market will be of lighter weight,
thus adding less to overall sup
plies. Total cattle slaughter for the
last three quarters in 1986 is ex
pected to average at least 1-3
percent below last year’s level, he
said.
Wilson noted that provisions in
the Food Security Act of 1985 to
remove excess red meat supplies
from the market can largely offset
the impact of the increased
slaughter. On March 28, USDA
said it would buy 400 million
pounds of red meat in addition to
amounts normally purchased for
the school lunch and other
domestic feeding programs. USDA
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also is negotiating with the
Defense Department on additional
DOD use of red meat as specificed
in the farm bill (included in the 400
million pounds).
Purchases of canned beef and
ground beef will begin .im
mediately and purchases of other
red-meat items will be timed to
coincide with slaughter under the
termination program and to assist
markets. Other purchases under
consideration include ham, beef
roasts, and other red meat items.
Of die 400 million pounds, 200
million will be for domestic use,
and the remaining 200 million
pounds of red meat will be
available for export.
Potential also exists, Wilson
said, for export of some of the
cattle as producing dairy animals
and heifers, thus further reducing
the burden on domestic meat
supplies.
Also, the United States has a
10,000-ton (22-million-pound) quota
for high quality beef into the
European Community. This has
never been filled and could provide
a market for some additional
meat.
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