Weekly Dairy Market Outlook (Continued from Page Al 6) divide by 1,000. Or to convert to pounds, a unit we are much more familiar with, multiply kilograms by 2.2046. After rounding you will come up with 4,936 metric tons or 10.9 million pounds. So, is 10.9 million pounds of imported milk (1-6 percent but terfat) a lot, or a little? According to USDA, we consumed 27,425.4 million pounds of fluid milk dur ing the first six months of this year (see Dairy Market News). Thus imported fluid milk ac counted for 0.04 percent of this total, easily a rounding error. What gets your attention is the 306 percent increase in imports. quality milk producers in your area. Parmalat is an international leader in the dairy business, with the largest independent farm base in the Northeast, Parmalat offers: Exceptional Premium Programs Excellent Quality Programs Superior Field Staff Representation Quality Milk Haulers For more information on Parmalat or to speak with a representative call: Parmalat - The home of the independent minded producer. siiniA Matprhowh Fluid milk imports have peaked at 7,617 metric tons in 1999 and fell to a low of 3,383 metric tons in 2001. So, what are our conclusions? First, dairy trade is not easy stuff. The rest of the world uses the metric system and we don’t. So you have to convert all those met ric numbers into our pound mea sures before you can look at the data. Second, you still need to have a common measure of im ports. Instead of using pounds of milk or U.S. dollars, I like to con vert everything into pounds or metric tons of butterfat, protein, and other dairy solids. This al lows me to compare imports with exports and trade with our do mestic markets. We are looking for (800) 631-7739 Jessica Ext. 1287 - or low water pressure • Flow: more than 5 gal/min, • 1/2 " NPT connection from above and below • Stay clean bowl design Distributed by: 3- /ALE'AG & BARN INC. 1300'Susquehanna trail t Watsontown, PA 17777 1-538-9564 or 742-4226 Fax: 570-538-5017 We honor: Farm Plan QD WEI WfI Ship UPS (Continued from Page A 10) million shortfall for the College of Agricultural Sciences in FY 03/04 and likely will result in at least an additional downsizing of 85 positions. This is in addition to the permanent collapse of up to 85 positions due to FY 02/03 budget cuts. Penn State budget cuts have an amplified impact on the College of Agricultural Sciences because of the fact that tuition increases support the university resident teaching program, but do not help agricultural research and ex tension budgets. 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Geib Earl & Sandy Geib Goods Livestock, Inc. Groff Meats, Inc. Hatfield Quality Meats, Inc. Donald Hershey Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 13, 2003-A33 your input can make a difference. Please pass this information on to your fellow college supporters. You can find your legislator’s ad dress at http:// www2.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/ findyourlegislator/find.cfm. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mary Wirth in our college relations of fice at mfwlo@psu.edu or (814) 863-9646. A reminder: If you are a Penn State employee, do not make calls to legislators because such action is against University poli cy. Letter From Penn Slate Administration Sent Via E-mail Grape Information Newsletter By Mark L. Chien Wine Grape Agent Penn State University Cooperative Extension College of Agricultural Sciences Lancaster http://winegrape.cas.psu.edu Other Buyers: Jim & Shirley Hershey J & R Forestry, Inc Jagtrux King Painting & Wallpapering, Inc Lancaster Level Flo Lancaster Tractor & Equipment, Inc Ken Long Longenecker’s Hatchery M & D Auto Parts Master Carcare Melmar Acres Messick Farm Equipment, Inc. Dorothy Metzler Warren Miller Moyor Packing Co. Musser Brothers - Doug & Greg Musser New Holland Sales Stables Newcomer Seed Cleaning Editor. Recently a severe vehicle acci dent on Old Rt. 220 in Bald Eagle Valley held up many mo torists for one hour, doing noth ing valuable. There were several miles of cars backed up who pays for lost time from produc tive work in mid-day? We have more threatening big yellow signs all over Pennsylva nia along highways, causing young aggressive drivers to take more risk passing then ever be fore. Severe accidents are up this summer since signs went up. Today, mostly bad boys 16 to 56 years old cause severe accidents they want to challenge police to a race. They are challenged by yellow signs placed along our highways to scare them. It is reported that a DUI driver involved in a multiple death acci dent said “put me in jail!” Many years ago jail caused prisoners to work with a sledge hammer on rock now inmates get paid-for _______ room and board. They have access to libraries and social work projects assigned to them. While I on the outside, law-abid ing workers are forced by law to pay 32 to 72 percent of their gross in come for all taxes, insur ance premiums, and in terest on debt so who can live on 28 percent of gross income? “An American Tradition ” Grand Champion Dairy Feeder Calf Mylin Good Reserve Champion Dairy Feeder Calf Brandt’s Farm Supply Sally K Nolt Re-Bath R. H. Rohrer & Sons Feeds Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home Seibert Sandblasting Star Rock Farms LLC R K Vogt Wachovia Bank Weaver Insurance Weis Markets Dean & Sara Wehry Wenger Feed Mills, Inc Gene Wenger Meats White Oak Feed Mill S. Jay Williams Excavating, Inc Jeffrey Witmer Zeiset Farms Kevin Zunn Building Contractor Herbert C. Jordan Osceola Mills The Nov 22 issue of Lancaster Farming's Dairy Plus is scheduled to include the latest quarterly TPI bull proof summaries for the major breeds as a regular part of the book. Also scheduled sire information from businesses, our first Dairy Plus Out standing Farm feature, and business and dairy cooperative news highlights
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