A2O-Lancastar Farmlno, Saturday, Ftbroary 10, 1996
Exports Mean Good News For U.S. Beef Producers
ANDY ANDREWS tions division, Denver, Colo.,
Lancaster Farming Staff spoke to about 120 producers and Russia and China have opened up
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) agri-industry representatives at the producer, and the demand
Beef exports continue to rise, Penn State-sponsored Cattle Feed- for the quality of U.S. beef is at an
thanks in large part to the efforts of er’s Day Tuesday morning at the all-time high,
the U.S. Meat Export Federation Farm and Home Center. * Bilateral agreements. Agree
(USMEF). In 1995, a record year for beef . ments to open export marietta with
Jeff Oates, head of USMEF exports, producers sent 890,000 oiuntrics such as Korea (the third
communications and industry rcla- metric tons of beef, up 500 percent iaigest export market) have work
since 1980, to markets throughout ed m the favor of domestic beef
the world, mostly Japan and the producers. Also, the recent round
Pacific Rim countries. of negotiations created by the Gcn
era! Agreements on Tariff and
Trade (GATT) and the North
American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) have opened previously
closed markets. GATT alone may
~ have caused as 3 trillion boost in
the export economy for the U.S.,
while many Pacific Rim countries
move away from the traditional
diets of cereal grains and fish to
beef.
Jeff Oates, head of USMEF
communications and Indus*
try relations division, Denver,
Cok>., spoke to about 120 pro
ducers and agrl-Industry rep
resentatives at the Penn
State-sponsored Cattle Feed
er’s Day on Tuesday morning
at the Farm and Home Center.
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Dr. Wayna Purcell, Virginia
Tech Ag Economist, spoke
about the effect of captive
supplies on cattle prices.
This is in large port due to the
promotional and educational activ
ities of the USMEF, according to
Oates. In 1996, “exports will
exceed imports for the first time in
history, in total volume,” Oates
said.
The reason? Oates identified
three areas that have created a pro
found export market for U.S. beef;
• Market access. For the first
time in history, markets in tradi
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regularly scheduled sales.
On his birthday, he hauled a
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Benn followed with some steers.
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Bishop
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Nearly six hours later, he was
conailing a dozen goats onto his
truck for a friend and readying for
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Tomorrow had come. And
before he knew it there would be
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It was another day.
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