Ridge Administration Leads First
Pennsylvania Trade Mission To South Africa
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Gov. Tom Ridge has announc
ed that Pennsylvania is conducting
its first-ever trade mission to Afri
ca’s “biggest emerging market”
the Republic of South Africa.
The eight-day trade mission was
scheduled to depart today to South
Africa and return Sept. 19.
The trip is to be led by four of
Gov. Ridge’s Cabinet secretaries,
and involve 25 Pennsylvania
employers, research institutions
and associations.
“As Pennsylvania becomes a
leader in the new global economy,
we must expand our presence in
emerging markets like South Afri
ca,” Gov. Ridge said. “Our goal is
simple: to increase our exports and
create jobs in evety region of
Pennsylvania.”
South Africa is one of the
F.O. 4 October Price $18.22
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Acting
Market Administrator David Z.
Walker recently announced for
October 1998 a Class I price of
$18.22 per hundredweight and a
Class II price of $15.29 per hund
redweight.
The October Class I price in
cludes the 20-cent assessment for
fluid milk promotion and con
sumer education. The Class I price
and the Class II price are up 22
cents from September and are
$2.92 higher when compared to
year earlier levels.
Mr. Walker announced a Class
111 milk price of $15.11 per
hundredweight for August 1998
and a Class 111-A price of $16.64
per hundredweight for the month.
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world’s top 10 “Big Emerging
Markets,” according to the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
In 1997, Pennsylvania’s exports
to South Africa exceeded $lOB
million, more than any other Afri-
can nation.
Pennsylvania’s exports jumped
11.4 percent in 1997 to nearly $lB
billion, according to the Massa
chusetts Institute for Social and
Economic Research.
Under Gov. Ridge’s direction,
Pennsylvania has retooled its ex
port programs, including a number
of first-in-the-nation initiatives
and international trade missions to
Canada, Asia, Chile and Argen
tina, Poland, Brazil, Israel, and Ire
land.
Representing Pennsylvania in
South Africa will be state Depart
ment of Community and Eco-
The Class 111 price was up 29
cents from the previous month,
while the Class m-A price in
creased $l.
The October 1998 Class I and
Class II prices and the August
1998 Class 111 price are based on
the August 1998 basic formula
milk price of $14.99 per hundred
weight at a 3.5 percent butterfat
content.
The August 1998 butterfat price
was $2.5154 per pound, up 21.52
cents from July.
The USDA reported that the
equivalent Grade A butter price
for August was $2.0830 per pound
on the mercantile exchange and
the Central States nonfat dry milk
price was $1.0463 per pound.
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“My Cabinet and administration
are committed to international
trade and to the new jobs and
opportunities for Pennsylvanians
that go with it,” said Gov. Ridge.
“We are committed to increasing
Pennsylvania’s two-way trade for
one reason exports mean jobs
for Pennsylvanians.”
In conjunction with the mission,
the state, four companies and the
Southern Alleghenies Planning
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More than 35,000 visitors from
49 countries are expected to at
tend. Machinery and equipment
are South Africa’s No. 1 import
The rest of the delegation will
seek to capitalize on South Afri
ca’s status as Africa’s leading mar
ket with matchmaker meetings co
ordinated through Team Pennsyl
vania’s Export Network.
Since die lifting of sanctions in
1994, South Africa has become the
most advanced, broadly based and
productive economy in Africa with
a gross domestic product nearly
four times that of Egypt, its closest
competitor on the continent.
“South Africa’s favorable eco
nomic policies, increased privati
zation of key sectors and a strong
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international focus have stimulat
ed enormous growth and demand
in markets for overseas products,
services and strategic partner
ships,” said Gov. Ridge.
“When we matched our Com
monwealth’s strengths to South
Africa’s needs, we found that this
country not only is a logical and
important market for Pennsylvania
to tap, but a country that can bene
fit from Pennsylvania’s experi
ence.”
Pennsylvania’s top exports to
South Africa are: industrial and
commercial machinciy and com
puter equipment; chemicals and al
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Lebanon County Holstein Sale
Draws Overflow Crowd
NORTH CORNWALL (Leba
non Co.) An overflow crowd
and 92 registered bidders set the
tone for the recent Lebanon Coun
ty Holstein Club annual sale, held
at the county fairgrounds and Expo
Center.
Auctioneer was Harry H. Bach
man of Annville. Dale Hoover of
Lebanon read pedigrees, while
Scott Nolt of Lebanon served as
sale chairman.
The sale averaged $1,675 on 56
lots, with 15 head selling at $2,000
or better, and one, a fresh Astro
naut daughter consigned by
Michael Kunkle of Jonestown,
sold to Scott and Karen Nolt of
Lebanon for a sale high of $2,900.
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electrical equipment and compon
ents; measuring, analyzing and
controlling instruments; miscel
laneous manufacturing industries;
fabricated metals products; trans
portadon equipment; primary met
al industries; transportation equip
ment; lumber and wood products;
and food products.
Cabinet officials are to meet
with their Soudi African govern
ment counterparts to cultivate two
way trade; to use Pennsylvania
technologies and policies to help
South Africa expand and modern
ize its infrastructure for economic
and workforce development; and
to culdvate long-term strategic
partnerships in economic develop
ment and community enhance
ment.
of Lancaster, that sold to Daryl
Weaver of Womelsdorf for
$2,425.
Third-highest selling animal
was an Emory bred heifer con
signed by David and Linda Him
melberger of Jonestown, that sold
for $2,400 to E. Laveme Martin of
Lebanon.
Fourth highest selling lot was a
Bellwood-bred heifer consigned
by Tom and Cathy Bicksler of
Bemville that sold to Daniel
Albright of Landisburg for $2,200.
Catagorical sale averages
include: one service-age bull,
$950; four yearling heifers, $ 1,368
each; one calf at $525; 19 bred
heifers at $1,573 each; 10 fresh
cows at $1,910; 19 fresh heifers at
$1,832; and two dry cows at
$1,487 each.
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