NMPF Requests USD A Help
To Offset Milk Price Drop
ARLINGTON, Va. The
National Milk Producers Federa
tion Monday urged Agriculture
Secretary Mike Espy to counteract
an anticipated 20-percent plunge
in milk prices in the coming
months.
The Federation’s Executive
Committee of 30 dairy producers
and cooperative officials recently
approved a resolution calling for
immediate USDA intervention to
stabilize milk prices.
In a letter to Espy, Jim Barr,
NMPF’s chief executive officer,
requested USDA revitalize the
lagging Dairy Export Incentive
Program (DEIP) by adding new
countries to the list of those eligi
ble to receive subsidized dairy
products.
Barr also urged USDA to make
advance purchases of cheese, non
fat dry milk and other products for
the school lunch and other govern
ment food assistance programs.
The Federation also requested that
donations of Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) dairy products
continue under international aid
and development programs.
In the letter, Barr said that
‘‘farm-level milk prices will
plunge by several dollars per hun
dredweight, placing severe finan
cial stress on dairy farmers
throughout the country.”
Barr said prices for milk used to
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manufacture butter and non-fat
dry milk are “already returning no
more than the support price for
milk.”
Block cheese prices on the
National Cheese Exchange fell to
$1.19 3/4 per pound a slide of
nearly 20 cents in three weeks.
Barrel cheese prices were off
almost 10 cents per pound last
Friday.
"With cheese markets now
within 7.75 cents of the $1.12 per
pound CCC block cheese purch
ase price and likely still falling,
we see a great likelihood that milk
prices overall will fall to support
over the next several months,”
Barr said.
“This would represent a drop in
milk prices of about $2.60 per
hundredweight compared to price
levels during the first four months
of the year.”
Barr urged “strong action” by
USDA to counteract the drop in
milk prices and “the upcoming
steep erosion in dairy farm incom
e.” He urged USDA to:
• Purchase dairy products in
advance for the remainder of this
year’s and for next year’s school
lunch and other domestic food
assistance programs,
• And to continue donations of
CCC dairy product stocks under
Section 416(b) and Public Law
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• Only plastic pesticide contain
ers, or plastic containers that held
crop oils, surfactants, and fertiliz
ers, will be accepted. Unaccept
able are plastic containers that con
tained such things as antifreeze,
motor oil, detergents, milk con
tainers, etc.
• Plastic pesticide containers are
to be examined at the drop-off site
by PDA-approved inspectors.
Those containers not cleaned prop
erly are to be returned to the owner
immediately. They can be taken
home and properly cleaned for
later drop-off the same day or dur
ing another scheduled pick-up.
• There is no charge or limit on
quantity of plastic pesticide con
tainers that can be dropped off.
However, those in Adams and
Franklin counties who wish to
drop off more than 1,000 contain
ers are asked to call the local exten
sion office prior to the scheduled
drop off. In Lancater County, those
wishing to drop off more than 500
containers are asked to call ahead
to the slate Department of Agricul
ture at (717) 787-4843.
For more specific instructions,
in Adams County, call (717)
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lin County, call (717) 263-9226.
Although at least one pickup
day has already occurcd in all three
counties, the program is scheduled
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Officials ask that inquiries about
the recycling program be directed
to the extension offices or the state
Department of Agriculture not
to the owners of the drop-off sites.
In Lancaster County, six loca
tions have been selected as pickup
points. There are three locations in
each of the other two counties.
Lancaster County
The rest of the year’s schedule
for Lancaster County collection
points is:
• Henry Hoover, 1731 W. Main
St, Ephrata June 17, July 15,
August 16, and Nov. 2.
• G&G Feed and Supply, rear
123 E. Stiegel St., Manheim
June 20, July 18, August 17, and
Nov. 4.
• Benjamin Landis, Landis
Spraying Service, 587 Strasburg
Road (Rl. 741), Strasburg June
1, July 1, August 3, and Sept. 2.
• Gideon King, 5465 Elam
Road, Kinzers June 3, July 6,
August 5, and Sept. 6.
• Martin Ag Service, 338 Grist
Mill Road, New Holland June
9, July 8, August 9, and Oct. 5.
• Little Britain Agri Service, 398
Little Britain Road,
Quarryville June 10, July 14,
August 12, and Oct. 7.
Franklin County
The Franklin County collection
site schedule for the year is;
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August 25, and Nov. 10.
• McGee & Smith Enterprises,
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July 13, August 11, and Sepu 8.
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In Adams County, the collection
site schedule is:
• Adams County Nursery, in
Aspcrs June 21, July 19,
August 19, Oct. 11.
• Oylcr’s Orchard, 155 Hilltown
Rd., Gettysburg June 28, July
26, August 23, and Nov. 8.
• Mason-Dixon Farms, 1750
Mason-Dixon Rd., Gettysburg
June 14, July 12, August 10. and
Sept. 7.
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