A32-LancMter Farming, Saturday, March 4, 2000
(Continued tram Pag* Alt)
For milk production per cow in
1999, Washington had the highest
at 22,409 pounds and Louisiana
had the lowest at 11,656 pounds.
A summary of the January
pool data for the new federal
orders is in Table 3 below. The
Upper Midwest and the Northeast
orders were the largest in terms of
volume. The Florida and
Appalachian orders had the
highest percent Class I utilization
rates. These two orders also had
the highest uniform prices. It
should be noted that the uniform
prices do not reflect any over
order premiums or hauling
credits, which can be substantial
in specific orders.
USDA also announced the
March 2000 Class I and II price
information. The Base Class I
Table 4. Federal Milk Order Class I Price Information
for March, 2000
Northeast (Boston)
Appalachian (Charlotte)
Southeast (Atlanta)
Florida (Tampa)
Mideast (Cleveland)
Upper Midwest (Chicago)
Central (Kansas City)
Southwest (Dallas)
Arizona-Las Vegas (Phoenix) 131
Western (Salt Lake City)
Pacific Northwest (Seattle)
All-Market Average
Source: Dairy Market News, Vol. 67, Report 08, Feb. 21-25, 2000.
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The advanced Class IV skim milk
pricing factor is $7.71 per cwt and
the advanced butterfat pricing
factor is $0.9713 per pound. The
Class II skim milk 1 price for
March 2000 will be $8.41 per
cwt. The two-week NASS survey
prices from February that were
used in these calculations were;
butter $0.9105, nonfat dry milk
$1.0104, cheese $1.1084, and dry
whey $O.lBOO.
For more information on
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http://www.aers.psu.edu/dairyoutl
ook/.
Class I Class I Class I
Price Skim Milk Butterfat
(3.5% bf) Price Price
$/cwt $/cwt $/lb
14.09 10.96 1.0038
13.94 10.81 1.0023
13.94 10.81 1.0023
14.84 11.71 1.0113
12.84 9.71 0.9913
12.64 9.51 0.9893
12.84 9.71 0.9913
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Wenger: Tobacco Money Going To Growers
EPHRATA (Lancaster
Co.)-Tobacco farmers waiting
for payments from the National
Tobacco Growers Trust should
expect the checks to arrive in
under three weeks, according to
state Sen. Noah Wenger (R-36),
who said the distribution pro
cess is under way after several
delays.
“The paperwork is done and
the checks should go out in two
weeks or less,” Wenger said, ex
plaining that $1.6 million is
available to the 319 eligible to
bacco producers throughout
Table 3. January 2000 Price and Pool Statistics for Federal Milk Marketing Orders
Federal Milk Order Marketing
Northeast (Boston)
Appalachian (Charlotte)
Southeast (Atlanta)
Florida (Tampa)
Mideast (Cleveland)
Upper Midwest (Chicago)
Central (Kansas City)
Southwest (Dallas)
Arizona-Las Vegas (Phoenix)
Western (Salt Lake City)
Pacific Northwest (Seattle)
All-Market Average
1/ Percent change from the year before.
13.19 10.06
12.74 9.61
12.74 9.61
13.42 10.29
0.9948
0.9903
0.9903
0.9971
GOLDEN LEAF TOBACCO^
processing March 7-10.8:00 a.m. until
4:00 p.m. We feel that the demand for
your 609 tobacco should increase in
Pennsylvania. He added that
most tobacco growers are lo
cated in Lancaster County.
The trust was created as part
of the larger federal tobacco set
tlement, reached between the
nation’s four cigarette-tobacco
companies and 46 states, includ
ing Pennsylvania.
“The trust is designed to pro
vide financial assistance to
growers who may be negatively
impacted by the federal settle
ment,” Wenger said. “It’s a mu
ch-needed boost for local
farmers who relied upon their
- Receipts of
Order Producer Milk
Number Total Change 1/
Mil. Lbs. Percent
1 2,145.7
5 506.0
7 680.2
6 255.5
33 1,123.7
30 2,432.6
32 1,103.4
126 805.1
131 269.1
135 322.6
124 581.2
10,225.0
Will be receiving 609 tobacco for
the next 8-10 months. Golden Leaf
has had excellent success
processing & selling 609 tobacco
over the past 15 years.
We are also buying 609 tobacco
Michael Bailey
(717) 656-3076
Eugene Martin
Home (717) 354-8263 Mobile (717) 371-6979
tobacco crops as a means of sup
porting their families.”
Farmers who grew cigarette
tobacco (Maryland Type 32) in
1998 were eligible, provided they
submitted applications for the
1999 payment before the dead
line. According to the state De
partment of Agriculture, 451
growers applied for the funding
in 1999.
Utilization of Producer
Milk in Class I Uniform
Change 1/ Percer f 1 "* 06
—Percent— $/cwt
1.1 42 1235
0.2 76 1332
14.0 63 1282
0.2 88 1437
0.0 52 1162
-5.4 14 1048
9.3 37 1123
0.7 42 1201
-8.4 29 1125
-8.9 26 11 11
-1.1 30 1111
1.6 39 11 67
Total
Mil. Lbs.
905.5
385.9
426.0
224.8
584.0
351.5
411.7
339.4
79.0
83.9
173.7
3,965.6
3.0
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Home (717) 733-8921
Mobile (717) 575-0622