08-Lancaster Farming Saturday, October 20,1990
PFU Says Floor Needed On
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
After carefully analyzing the
declining milk prices being paid to
area dairy fanners, the Pennsylva
nia Farmers Union (PFU) is urg
ing the United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA) to place a
floor under manufacturing milk
prices across the United States.
At the National Milk Hearing
held in Syracuse, New York on
October 5, 1990, PFU urged the
USDA to place a $14.00 per cwt
floor under the manufactured milk
price in all federal milk marketing
orders.
PFU had originally submitted
four different proposals for con
sideration at the hearing. The
proposals dealt mainly with
restructuring the pricing mechan
ism on Class I and Class II milk.
After observing that prices
being paid to dairy were falling
way short of expectations, and
with the recent news of the declin
ing price level of the M and W
price series, PFU believes that
immediate action must be taken to
prevent further chaotic conditions
on dairy farms.
With the announcement on
October 5 of the severe drop in the
M and W price of 590 per cwt, the
September M & W is $12.60 per
cwt. Also on October 5 the cheese
prices dropped 80 a pound, which
certainly means severe declines in
the M & W scries price will be
forth coming in October and
November.
Estimates now are that the man
ufactured milk prices could go
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Milk Prices
under $12,00 per cwt for the rest
of 1990. PFU believes this kind of
news clearly illustrates the need
for immediate action to “shore
up” milk prices to area dairy far
mers. To continue to price milk at
the Farm Level in this manner is
suicidal at best, according to PFU.
PFU Proposal
1. Establish a $14.00 per cwt
price on manufactured milk which
would become the basic formula
price for all milk regulated by our
federal milk marketing orders.
(Replace the M & W Series)
2. Adjust the $14.00 price twice
a year in relationship with the rate
of inflation. We recommend -
January 1 and July 1.
3. Immediately increase the
transportation differentials in all
markets to cover the cost of trans
portation. Adjust the differentials
twice a year.
4. As soon as possible develop a
milk pricing formula that reflects
the actual average cost of produc
tion at the farm level.
5. Urge the USDA to imple
ment the supply-management pro
visions of the new Farm Bill when
it becomes law.
Everyone realizes by now that
predicting milk prices is very dif
ficult, according to PFU. They
believe the unorthodox prices are
unrealistic for dairy farmers, milk
handlers and consumers.
Blend Prices Versus
Cost Of Production
Blend prices paid to dairy far
mers for September, October, and
November will fall short of expec-
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tations. December blend price
could go below $12.30 per cwt or
nearly $3.00 per cwt. Under
1989’s December price using
USDA’s cost of production fig
ures for the Northeast during
1988, and applying a 4 percent
inflation factor for 1989 and a 6
percent factor for 1990, PFU finds
the following:
North East Cost
of Production
1988 $12.92
1989 $13.44
1990 $14.24
Federal Order #2
Average Blend Price
1988 —511.87 $1.05
1989 $13.10 $ .34
1990 $13.75 $ .49
These cost of production fig
ures do not allow anything for
management and/or profit. As
dairy farmers enter 1991, the cost
of production factor versus the
actual paid blend price will widen
even further and by May of 1991
actual blend prices could be down
to the 1979 level.
Immediate action must be taken
to prevent any further erosion of
milk prices said PFU. They
believe premiums in many areas
are declining dramatically, when
in fact these premiums should be
escalating to help compensate
dairy farmers for the drop in actual
market order prices.
For comments, contact PFT at
(800) 932-4629 or (717)
234-4311.
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• HOW MANY BALES DOES IT HOLD?
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• WHAT ABOUT CORNERS?
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BUFFALO, N.Y.— Stanford
Holdings, Ltd, formerly The Stan
ford Seed Co., Buffalo, NY,
proudly announces the formation
of HYTEST SEEDS, INC.
Joe Butwin, newly appointed
President of HYTEST SEEDS,
INC., said that although the com
pany is new, the name HYTEST
has been a brand name sold by
Stanford Seed for the past 10
years. HYTEST products include
Manheim
HAMPSHIRE
Ram Ewe Lamb; 1. Wendall Landis. 2. Regi
na Landis. 3. Peter Hoffines. Yearling Ewe. 1.
Amy Hoffines. 2. Peter Hoffines. Ewe Lamb
1. Wendall Landis. 2. Regina Landis 3 Wen
dall Landis Pair Ewe Lambs 1 Wendall
Landis. 2. Regina Landis 3 Peter Hoffines
Flock' Peter Hoffines.
CHAMPION: Wendall Landis,
RESERVE Amy Hoffmas
POLYPAY
Ram Ewe Lamb 1. Tim Stoner Yearling
Ewe 1. Tim Stoner. Ewe Lamb’l Tim Ston
er. 2. Tim Stoner.
CHAMPION Tim Stoner,
SHROPSHIRE
Ram Ewe Lamb 1 Michelle Kerdeman 2.
Mike Kerdeman Yearling Ewe' 1. Arhsa
Snavely. 2. Michelle Kerdeman. Ewe Lamb
1. Arlisa Snavely. 2 Michelle Kerdeman 3
Jessica Hill Pair Ewe Lambs; 1. Michelle Ker
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CHAMPION'Arhssa Snavely,
RESE R VE ' A rli ssa Snavely
SUFFOLK
Ram Ewe Lamb' 1. Jeff Martin. Yearling
Ewe: 1. Jeff Martin. 2. Jason Stoltzlus. 3. Jer
ry Bollinger. Ewe Lamb; 1. Kerra Allen. 2 Jer
ry Bollinger. 3 Jeff Martin Pair Ewe Lambs;
1 Jeff Martin. 2. Kerra Allen. 3 Travis
Donough Flock' Jeff Martin.
CHAMPION: Jeff Martin; RESERVEKerra
Allen
SUPREME CHAMPION
Wendall Landis
MARKET LAMBS
Lightweight Class 1: 1 Diane Musser 2
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zfus Class 3: 1. Tracy Bollinger. 2. Lydon
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zfus. 2. Raphael Peters. 3. Joelle 8011. Class
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same company the farmer has
known since 1912, selling pro
ducts specifically bred for the
eastern United States.”
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5; 1. Carrie Groff 2. Came Groff 3 Amy
Bollinger.
CHAMPION LIGHTWEIGHT: Carrie Groff
RESERVE CHAMPION LIGHTWEIGHT
Lydon Reiff; MEDIUM WEIGHT: 1. Lydon
Reiff 2. Jeff Martin. 3. Jason Stoltzfus
CHAMPION MEDIUM WEIGHT Lyndon
Reiff; RESERVE MEDIUM WEIGHT. Jeff
Martin: HEAVYWEIGHT: Class ?■ i Lisa
Reiff. 2. Aaron Groff. 3. Wendall Landis
Class 8 1. Regina Landis 2. Travis
Donough 3. Raphael Peters
Pen-Of-Three: Lightweight 1. Carrie Groff 2
Jason Stoltzfus. 3. Jessica Stoltzfus Heavy
weight: 1. Andrea Mylin. 2. Raphael Peters 3
Amy Bollinger.
CHAMPION HEAVYWEIGHT' Regina
Landis, RESERVE HEAVYWEIGHT Lisa
Reiff,
Lightweight. Class 1 Ryan Tracy 2 Jenny
Stauffer 3 ConndaErb.Class2 1 Mark Tra
cy 2 Joelle 801 l 3 Diane Musser Class 3 1
Aaron Groff 2 Melissa Becker 3 Keith Bol
linger Class 4. 1. Came Groff 2 Rodney
801 l 3 Brian Hoffer. Class 5 1. Lisa Reiff 2
Jason Stoltzfus 3 Brian Hoffer Class 6 l
Michael Fyock. 2 Jemery Longnecker 3
Jessica Stoltzfus
CHAMPION LIGHTWEIGHT Lisa Reiff,
RESERVE LIGHTWEIGHT: Michael Fyock.
Heavyweight: Class 7: 1. Tracy Bollinger 2
Lyndon Reiff. 3. Jeff Martin. Class 8 1 Jill
Hoffines. 2 Karen Becker 3. Andrea Mylin
Class 9' 1. Regina Landis. 2. Angie
Longenecker. 3. Amy Hoffines. Class 10 1
Raphael Peters. 2. Travis Donough. 3. Wen
dall Landis.
CHAMPION HEAVYWEIGHT: Tracy Bol
linger; RESERVE HEAVYWEIGHT. Regina
Landis: CHAMPION SALE: Tracy Bollinger,
RESERVE CHAMPION SALE: Regina Land
is; GRAND CHAMPION MARKET LAMB
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