World Trade Markets Are BY JOYCE BUPP York County Correspondent LAS VEGAS - If American dairy fanners think they have it tough, pricewise, they should try dairying in New Zealand. And, New Zealanders aren’t shy about wanting access to U.S. markets with their excess milk production, especially in casein sales. That was the essence of a presentation by The Right Honorable Sir Wallace Rowling to the National Milk Producers Federation, meeting last week at Caesar’s Palace. Rowling, New Zealand’s diplomatic Ambassador to Washington, made world dairy industry comparisons during a panel debate on international trade. Other panel participants were Montana Senator John Melcher; Brian Joyce, president of the Irish Dairy Board; Bruno Julien, agricultural attache to the Delegation of the Commission of the European Economic Com munity; and Tom Smith, president of Cal Cot, an organization of California cotton producers. 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With no building investment or maintenance overhead and very low levels of protein concentrates used in feed rations, New Zealand production costs are thus held to a minimum. And, because of the comparatively low economic returns from milking cows, most farmers cushion income additionally with herds of beef and/or sheep. Still, Ambassador Rowling laments the New Zealand dairy industry being “ravaged by price collapses four times in the past 30 years ... other traders have climbed into the market at lower prices.” Exporting milk surplus, largely in the form of the milk protein derivative casein, a good portion of it to the U.S., provides New Zealanders with added price stability. Rumblings of cutting casein imports into the U.S. makes New Zealanders edgy. New Zealand casein, claimed Rowling, ATTENTION kssMus [PURINA CHOWS J H. IS—*® is produced with no government subsidy, and in response to a demand from the U.S. food in dustry. He added that casein is the one dairy product traded in ternationally without barriers. “Any surge of retreat into protectionism in the U.S. would plunge the Western world into a trade war of gargantuan dimen sions,” warned Rowling. Fur thermore, he added, 14 of the past 15 years, the U.S. has seen a favorable balance of trade with New Zealand. “Our country’s future is closely tied to world trade, and it would be a hardship to have to climb over greater trade barriers.” Producers! From Purina Mills , Inc. Rt. 82 Unionville, PA 18375 (215)347-2377 ‘iVo Picnic 9 For Dairy Products Senator John Melcher of Mon tana remained unswayed by Rowlings arguments against trade barriers. “Is a $l6O billion trade deficit a way to have more equitable trade?” thundered the long-time ag supporter, and veterinarian tumed-senator. Melcher harshly criticized the Reagan administration for not taking a tougher stance on the trade deficit, promising that Congress will do it if die ad ministration fails to act to more favorably balance trade. Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 13,1M6-Al9 “We should have sent cheese to Khomeini instead of armaments,” Melcher criticized. “There has been too much emphasis on ad venture with armaments.” Offering an alternate solution to cutting back dairy food surpluses on hand, Melcher advocates donating larger quantities of government stored products to developing Third World nations, as both humanitarian assistance and toward generating new market interest. He plans to introduce a bill during the next session of Congress to direct study on methods of adding certain en zymes to non-fat dry milk, in order to make it digestible and useful in the diets of lactose-intolerant peoples. Irish dairymen produce 12 billion pounds of milk for a population of 3.5 million people, selling some 80 percent, or $1.25 billion worth, as dairy product exports. Competing on the world trade market, laments Irish Dairy Board president Brian Joyce, is “no picnic.” “International trade will not solve the problems of world dairy surpluses,” in Joyce’s opinion. He sees only two ways to tackle the mounting world dairy over production: either let support prices fall to the $6.50 world market-clearing price, or establish Jake, I sure am SAVING MONEY f at BINKLEY & HURST BROS. * CASH & CARRY DAYS SALE! . 1 Luke, don’t tell me.. I was 1 * there when the doors Dec. Bth. Boy, did I get bargains! I told you, Jake...those fellas really go all out to please their customers! 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