A34-LancMtor Farming, Saturday, October 17, 1992
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
For five consecutive years, the
“Dairy Gridiron Classic” contest
has been held between Maryland
and Penn State universities.
This year, like several before,
the Nittany Lions took home the
trophy in a 49-13 victory that saw
many spectacular performances
by both teams. The “Milk Can”
trophy will remain in State Col
lege, with Maryland hoping to
take the crown in the contest
finale, to be held in October 1993.
The Lions victory was keyed by
the outstanding appearance of
senior tailback Richard Anderson,
who rushed for 138 yards and
scored four touchdowns in the
wmm MILK
CHECK
jr I THOMAS JURCHAK
M } Dairy Specialist
| * Lackawanna County
After 21 weeks of increasing cheese prices and four months of increas
ing Minnesota-Wisconsin prices, it looks like the end of the line for this
year.
There may be more price changes ahead but they won’t be significant
increases or decreases. At least opinions are divided on which way the
prices will go, but predictions of a $l3 M-W this fall are fading.
Reasons for the change in prediction center on increasing milk produc
tion, especially in the upper Midwest where they are now catching up with
six months of increases in the Northeast.
In addition, a lot of other signs are showing up, indicating market con
ditions which favor further weakening in wholesale prices.
Cheese handlers feel their inventories are now adequate for the rest of
the year and, with milk production increasing, have decided to buy only
what they need or when they find a bargain.
Butter and powder, as well as cheese, are moving East from the West
coast and by mid-September you could buy Grade A powder in Chicago
for $l.lO a pound down 6 cents from the month before.
Powder processors were turning to Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) for the first time since last summer. Only butter sales were looking
brisk with prices up 6 cents and CCC purchases the lowest in almost a
year.
You’re only looking at pennies in product price changes. You won’t
see these in your milk check for two months and in the meantime the farm
milk price will increase.
We’re just reading the signs indicating what to expect in the near future
so you can plan accordingly, or at least anticipate the change.
Block cheese prices are down 2.5 cents since they peaked in August but
barrel cheese prices are off more than 5 cents a pound.
Since cheese prices are a major part of the Minnesota-Wisconsin price,
you’ll find the M-W down 5 cents to 512.54 for August. Thai’s the end of
a four-month, $1.61 increase in the M-W, but still $1.04 better than last
year. It’s more of a leveling off in the M-W to the end of the year without
any big drops expected, unless milk production makes the increases this
fall that we didn’t see last spring.
For 1993, estimates on the M-W go as low as $ll, if we have a spring
flush. Grain prices will favor it, but forage quality may not.
Around the State
As mentioned earlier, the recent drops in product prices won’t be
reflected for two months in your milk check.
In the meantime, the farm price continues to increase on the strength of
M-W prices in June and July.
In Order 2, the Uniform Price to producers increased 20 cents from July
going to $13.36 and that was $1.32 better than last year.
In Order 36, the August price was up 22 cents over July to $ 13.52 and in
F. 0.4 the Weighted Average was $l4, or 18 cents better than last month.
Both of these two orders are up in price over last year, about the same
amount as F. 0.2.
Further increases in alt three federal orders are expected next month on
the strength of Class I prices following the M-W peak of $12.59 in July.
Wtatffcr it will be Hurricane/tiuttpw ti the race foofre White Hopae,
farmers earn expect some form of financial fedem aid to be offered.
Producers may benefit from what will be called Phase II or 111 of the
Hurricane Andrew disaster relief program.
Phase II is only for last year’s fall-seeded crops harvested this year, but
Phase 111 goes all the way back to 1990 and 1991 if you have unrecovcrcd
losses.
Phase II deadline is Oct 2, but Phase 111 just starts Oct. 13 and goes to
Feb. 12. See your local ASCS office for details.
There may be other benefits coming to dairy resulting from horse trad
ing on international agreements, so watch the political scene closely from
Dairy Gridiron Classic Scores Victory
Penn State win. For his efforts,
Anderson was named the Uni-
Mart Player of the Game. It was
an ironic twist, as Anderson came
to Penn State from Sandy Spring,
Maryland, just several miles down
the road from the University of
Maryland.
In accepting the “Milk Can”
trophy and scholarship funds,
head coach Joe Palcrno said, “We
appreciate the support and efforts
of the Pennsylvania Dairy Promo
uon Program and the state’s dairy
farmers.” Paterno received the tro
phy and scholarship award from
PDPP Board Chairman Karl
Krocck, at a post-game press
conference.
THOMAS JURCHAK
PSU Extension Agent
How Bad
An 111 Wind
Holding the iry Gridiron Classic milk can trophy, Penn State football players V.J.
Massilo, left and Lou Benfatti, are flanked by Karl Kroek, chairman of the PDPP Board
of Directors, left, and Brian Ross, program manager. Massilo, a punter, and Benfatti, a
defensive lineman, played key roles in the Nittany Lions 49-13 win over the Maryland
Terrapins.
The scholarship monies are to
be distributed by Penn State’s
College of Agriculture to students
pursuing careers in dairy and food
science. The annual award was
originated by the PDPP to recog
nize students and bring greater
awareness to the state’s number
one agricultural industry. The
scholarship awards will be made
in spring of 1993, to correspond
with the academic year.
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