DAIRY
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One dairy broker said the fail in
the number of cows reflects indi
vidual dairy producers selling
»Lcattle to better-managed oo-
Stives and larger producers
who may be more efficient.
“Generally speaking, those peo
ple buying the herds ate better
managed and overall production is
increasing, but small producers
are trying their best to increase
production,” he said.
The World Agricultural Supply
and Demand report estimated
1997/98 milk production to in
crease about 1% due to increased
output per cow, which more than
offsets a reduction in cow num
bers.
Cow slaughter is currently well
above expectation, not at all a re
flection in the rise in beef cow
but rather more dairy
cuß| which is only 2% lower
than last year’s daily cow slaugh
ter level.
Milk production continues to
increase and prices continue to
rise and some expect even more
dairy cow liquidation given a con
tinuation of the current trend
through the end of the summer.
Relatively weak milk/feed price
ratios will continue into 1998, the
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report said, limiting gains in milk
production. Commercial use will
expand at about the same rate as
milk production and surpluses re
moved from the market through
the DEIP will remain at relatively
low levels, it said.
The report expects milk prices
to stay lower for the remainder of
the 1996/97 season, with a recov
ery seen later this year. For
1997/98 milk prices ate projected
to avenge near, to higher-than the
anticipated level for 1996/97, the
report said.
“Those looking for higher
prices are going to be very disap
pointed,” a Midwest-based broker
said. “Last year they made a lot of
cheese when there was a surplus
and milk prices went higher. The
industry isn’t going to make that
much cheese this year so prices
will come down.”
GRAINS
Going into Memorial Day
weekend, grain merchants and
traders will be watching planting
and the status of grain export sales
to determine the direction of the
market
Com exports of 24.2 million
bushels surprised some traders
who expected a lower figure. The
stronger-than-cxpected weekly
export sales data may be enough
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