91 •88 II top Barley Producers To Receive 12-month 0/92 Payments WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation will make about $2 million in 0/92 program payments to eligible 1988-crop wheat and barley pro ducers, according to Acting CCC Executive Vice President Vem Ncppl. These payments will be made in commodity certificates by USDA’s Agricultural Stabiliza tion and Conservation Service’s county offices after July 14. Eligible wheat and barley pro ducers in the 0/92 program are assured the emergency compensa tion or 12-month “Findley” mini mum payment rates shown in the following table: Wheat Barley Data ■•dollar! per bushel- A. Total minimum payment rate* 1.53 0.70 0.30 B. 5-month minimum payment rata 1.47 0.71 0.30 C. 12-month minimum payment Rate (line A minus live B) 0.06 0.05 0.00 CCC estimates payments to producers will be approximately $1 million each for wheat and bar* Icy. No payments are due oat producers. Eligible wheat and barley pro ducers received the five-month minimum 0/92 program payments with the deficiency payments made after the first five months of the applicable crop year. Wheat producers in the 0/92 program who elected to receive an advance of the “Findley” payment received that portion in December 1988. BY CONGRESSMAN STEVE GUNDERSON 3rd District, Wisconsin WASHINGTON. DC A sense of optimism is in view for the United States’ dairy industry, considering the growth potential for the U.S. in the international marketplace. Recent news by the USDA to pursue negotiations with the Soviet Union to sell the USSR butter, indicates the U.S. has enhanced its competitiveness in the world dairy market and is posi tioning itself to expand and cap ture an even greater share of inter national trade. The recent successes of the U.S. dairy industry and estimated trends worldwide, could allow the U.S. to gain a stronger hold on the world dairy market. Domestic buyers of nonfat dry milk arc actu ally finding themselves competing with foreign buyers for their needs. World milk production was up slightly in 1988, even with the European Community’s major policy-induced production decline. Total world dairy produc tion is expected to increase about one percent in 1989, to 432 mil lion metric tons. Consumption is expected to also take about a n ne percent increase during i r . ; Our major comp ■f\or u,i th« world dairy ma r ' . jrc is the 12-national Ei ,pcan Communi ty. The international dairy market has been dominated for the last 20 years by the EC, but the EC' Stronghold on the world export 'market is expected to decline 6% .'over the next year, down from .1.291 million metric lons of cheese, butler and nonfat dry milk ieai Positioning In International Growth outside of the 12-nation trade group. One of the deciding factors that benefits U.S. market growth potential is the EC’s supply quotas that were introduced in 1984. In 1987, production was cut by 6% and was expected to have an addi tional decline of 3% last year. The EC’s share of world output has also declined, from 50% to 42%. As the EC continues to reduce its stocks of dairy commodities, these supply quotas make it difficult for the EC to meet increasing world market demands. Some recent successes show the dairy industry in the United States is on the verge of gaining its inter national strength. We have made great gains in trying to take over the world market price for nonfat dry milk, and I’m convinced in the 1990’5, the U.S. will be able to overtake cheese prices. At the end'of 1988, the U.S. price for nonfat dry milk ranged as much as 23-cents per pound under the world price. At the end of May this year, > n r domestic price of 84 to 89-cenus ■ s running even with the world trade price. The outlook for 1989 is for continued tightness in world supplies of nonfat diy milk, allowing the U.S. domestic prices to keep pace with rising world price levels. As we hopefully continue to see trade barriers dropped in Japan, the U.S. will move into an increas inc’, energetic dairy market. Over ■o last year, Japan has increased imports of butter, cheese, and non fat dry milk from 188,000 tons to 220.000 tons. Japan’s imports for 1989 are expected to increase to 225.000 tons, with the U.S. pick- Enter This Drawing To Win A Free Ticket To Hersheypark From The Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program DAIRY DAY AT HERSHEYPARK The Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program has planned a special event with Hersheypark on Wednes day, August 2, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Beside the drawing of 28 free admission passes, a 250-foot giant banana split, the largest ever to be at Hersheypark, will be constructed and then divided up to serve more than 300 people. In addition, special contests will be held that include: “Fishing For Nutrition,” a game to teach children up to ten years of age, about the major food groups, diet ary needs and nutrition. “The Great Cheese Taste,” a game for all ages to guess the number of holes in a five-pound Baby Swiss Cheese. Everyone is invited to join the fun at Hersheypark. But to win the free adminission passes good any day the park is open throughout the season, fill in the entry blank below and send it to: Dairy Day At Hesheypark, PA Dairy Promotion Program, 2301 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg, PA 17110. Entries by mail must reach the PDPP office in time for the drawing on August 2. Entries may be clipped from Lancaster Fanning and taken in person to Dairy Day At Hersheypark prior to the 5 p.m. drawing. You do not need to be present to win, but all winners who are present will receive an extra special gift. So enter today for a chance to win a free Hersheypark pass from PDPP. And plan to join the fun at Dairy Day At Hersheypark on August 2. Clip thit entry form and mail in lime to be received for drawing. Or lake it in person to Dairy Day At Henheypark on August 2. • I Name: I ! Address: j Town: 1 1 like ice cream because:, Mail To: Dairy Day At Hersheypark Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program 2301 N. Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 ing up its fair share of that market. What’s so encouraging about the Japanese market is that they currently ddsire a higher butterfat content, good news for the U.S. dairy industJy, where we have a butterfat problem. The United States now has the Soviet Union seeking to negotiate a purchase of 30,000 metric tons of butter from our Commodity Credit Corporation stocks at world prices in cash. On Monday, the USDA Opens Ninth Conservation DAUPHIN (Dauphin Co.) The U.S. Department of Agricul ture will open a ninth sign-up per iod Ji>’. i thru August 4 for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). To enroll in if.o program, far mers must submit bids indicating the per acre rental payment they would accept to keep their land out of crop production and into Maryland Farm Queen To Be Crowned TIMONIUM, MD Sunday. August 27, -Miss Rebeccah Osbum, the 1988 Maryland Farm Queen, will have the honor of crowning her successor, the 1989 Maryland Farm Queeii. Young ladies representing 23 Maryland counties will compete for this renowned title and a scho larship worth up to $2,000. ' * Contestants between .the ageapf sixteen and nineteen hive dimed their place in the 1989 Maryland Farm Queen Contest by winning Zip:. USDA gave approval for the Fore ign Agricultural Service to negoti ate a possible butter sale with the Soviets. Trade officials have said this is a hot, new market worth pursuing. Further evidence of the U.S. growth potential is viewed by a competing country. New Zealand. In their eyes the U.S. is no longer insulated from the world dairy economy. They have said the U.S. needs “to grasp the opportunity. Reserve Sign Up conserving using for 10 years. Applicants must also provide a cropping history for 1981 thru 1985. In addition to highly credible cropland, farmers ma? bid to enter filler strips, cropped wetlands, certain water bank progrant acres and cropland subject to scour erosion. local county contests sponsored by their Farm Bureau. These young ladies will be critiqued pri marily of their agricultural know ledge and experience. Each must spontaneously respond to a “fish, bowl” question either related to career issues or specific farming problems. Poise, communication Skills, and civic involvement and secondary requirements. the 1989 'Maryland Farm Queen and her four Will be selected by three judges. current market conditions present and recognize that a,pore open and orderly basjs f6f international dairy trade Will serve its long-term interests best” If we have other countries look ing at the U.S. to be in the best position for market growth, we need to seize that opportunity and capitalize on it, placing ourselves ■in the position that can ultimately benefit our domestic markets. Rental payments are made annually to producers with approved contracts and cost-share payments are made after the con servation practice is completed. If you are interested in this program, please call your county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service office for information. The criterion for judging are farm, home and community responsibil ities. 25 points; general appear ance, 25 poihts; personality, man ner and friendliness,,?? points; speaking ability, 25 points. The 1989 Maryland Farm Queen will be required to be pre sent throughout the 10-day State Fair. : For additional contact Ms. Susan Summers,*' Maryland .Bureau, 301/922-3426.
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