Dl2-Lancaster Farming Saturday, March 24,1990 Steve Snyder, from Carl A. Farms Inc., middle, accepts the President’s Club Award from Donald E. Horn, president of Pennfleld, left, at the Pennfield 19th annual Dairy Awards Banquet last week. On right is Ray Lehr, vice president, feed marketing divi sion. The Snyders have 60 holstelns that produced 24,212 pounds of milk and 876 pounds of butterfat. U.S. Grain Exports Topic Of Meeting WASHINGTON, D.C. The growth and future of U.S. grain exports dominated the presentations at the recent U.S. Feed Grains Council board of directors meeting held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The theme of the meeting, held March 4-7, was “Building on Success” and featured speakers from government and industry. U.S. agricultural exports for fiscal year 1990 are forecast at $38.5 billion. According to F. Paul Dicker son, general sales manager and associate administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service, forecasts for fore ign imports of coarse grains have risen and U.S. com is expected to capture a larger share of foreign mark ets. Dickerson pointed out that U.S. coarse grain exports are estimated at 66.5 million metric tons, the highest level since FY-81. Dean Kleckner, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, stated that U.S. agriculture is headed into the 1990 s with much in its favor. “U.S. agricultural trade, as always, boasted a trade surplus,” he said, noting that agricultural exports grew 9 percent m 1989. “Export expansion is a good route to increased farm prosperity,” according to Kleckner, and farmers are interested in export expansion. “Far mers know that efficient production depends on full production.” he said. “There is increasing recognition that you can’t ‘non-produce’ your way to prosperity.” The importance of the western com belt to U.S. com exports has grown in recent years, according to William A. Dodds, grain group merchandising mana ger for The Andersens. The eastern com belt, defined as Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio, has experienced steadily increasing domestic usage, increasing from 800 million bushels (20 million metr ic tons) in 1975 to 1,300 mbu (33 mmt) projected for 1990. At the same time, domestic usage of com is up and production is down in the Southern states. Additional com from thd western belt will be required to meet increased foreign and domestic demand. Western com belt states, lowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin, witnessed increased exports from 1.1 bbu (28 mmt) to 2.05 bbu (52 mmt) between 1935 and 1989. Dodds added that, in addition to a shift to the west ern states for exports, there was a shift over the last 10 years in the use of coastal ports. The Atlantic and lake ports have seen lower shipment levels, while the Tex as Gulf and Pacific ports have shipped more com, 6.5 percent and 14.6 percent increases respectively, over the past 10 years. The key to the world debt situation is export prog rams, according to Wayne Andersen, vice president of the National Bank for Cooperatives. “I believe we have seen the worst of the debt situation,” Anderson said. “The major factor now is finding ways to con tinue to supply the needs of debtor nations through government-supported programs.” Your Full-Service John Deere Dealers ADAMSTOWN EQUIPMENT INC. Mohnlen, PA (niir Adamctown) 215-4*4-4391 BARRETT CARLYLE & EQUIPMENT MARTIN, INC. Smlcksburg, PA Hagaratown, MD *l4-257-B*Bl 301-733-1*73 Financing on new John Deere Hay and Forage Equipment CLUGSTON FARM ENFIELD H.R. GUTSHALL A EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENTINC. sons, INC. Ntadmora, PA Carilalt, PA 717-573-2215 301-452-5252 717-249-2313 BARTRON SUPPLY, INC. Tunkhannock, PA 717-536-4011 DEERFIELD AG & FOSTER EQUIPMENT TURF CENTER, INC. SALES Wataontown, PA Elmar, NJ 717-538-3557 609-769-1535 Right now, we’re offering special financing options on all round balers, square balers, mower conditioners, self-propelled windrowers, pull-type and self-propelled forage harvesters and forage handling equipment. On new equipment: • Choose financing as low as 0.0% APR, • Or, choose a big discount for cash purchases, On new and used equipment: • Ask about special finance charge waivers Null John Drrrt financing subject to approved t rcdit APR varies bawd on length of contract Thu offer may be withdrawn at anj timi (I to r): Seated, Joy Crothers, Ellen Ranck, dent, Sue Powell, Margie King, Virginia & Middle row, Tom Crothers, Harold Ranck,l son, and Frank Grayblll. Back row, Glenn Ranck, Steve Snyder, Di Rice. \*aL CLUGSTON EVERGREEN ABC GB OFF INC IMPLEMENT. INC. TRACTOR CO., INC. pa Chambaraburg, PA Labanen, PA 717-263-4103 717-272-4641 nr-wa-aiai Pennfield Mono P' % i 1 PRESIbj ROBERT G. HAMPTON, INC Shiloh, NJ 609-451-9520
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