The 1967 Feed Grain Program

Author : United States Economic Research Service
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364991220
Total Pages : 38 pages
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Download or read book Feed Situation, Vol. 237 written by United States Economic Research Service and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Feed Situation, Vol. 237: February 1971 Farmers this year will plant about 4 million acres more to corn than they did in 1970 if they carry out their January 1 plans. More acreage is planned for most Corn Belt States; reductions are intended in the South. The outlook for 1971 corn production is clouded by the shortage of blight resistant seed and the possibility of blight again damaging the crop. Even with conditions for blight similar to those of 1970, but with more favorable weather in the Western Corn Belt, production on the planned acreage could be around 8 to 10% above the 1970 crop. But it probably would fall somewhat below the big crops of 1967 and 1969. Prospective acreages of other feed grains compared with 1970 are: grain sorghum, oats, and barley, With a more favorable growing season in 1971, especially for sorghums, the production of these grains would be well above last year's output. Thus, with corn blight damage about the same as in 1970, the total feed grain crop could rise around 10% above the short crop of 1970. The 1971 feed grain program announced in early December will have an important bearing on 1971 feed grain production. This program replaced acreage diversion with set-aside provisions giving farmers more flexibility in their operations. Since farmers will not receive payments for additional set-aside above the required minimum, the total acreage set-aside is expected to be well below the 37 million acres diverted in 1970. Total feed grain disappearance for 1970/ 71 is forecast at 2 to 4 million tons below last year's record volume. Domestic use during october-december was slightly above the record high in that quarter the previous year due primarily to the increased number of cattle and hogs being fed. But feed use is expected to be a little below a year earlier for the rest of the feeding year. Exports also ran a little ahead of the first quarter movement last season, but they too are expected to fall off this Spring and summer. Despite a small decline in total use will be well above the small 1970 crop, dropping carryover at the close of the year 12 to 15 million tons below the 48 million at the end of last season. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.