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- Nov. 20, 1989: Business Notes:Dairy Products
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
- Nov. 20, 1989 Freedom!
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- BUSINESS, Page 76
- Business Notes
- DAIRY PRODUCTS
- The Herd's Going Dry
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- <p> Consumers who like to drown their morning cornflakes may
- soon be merely moistening them. Because of a decline in U.S.
- dairy production, milk prices are jumping over the moon. After
- churning out a record 146 billion lbs. of milk in 1988,
- suppliers are producing about 2% less this year. Reasons: lower
- federal dairy subsidies, a drought-related decline in feed crops
- and a falling milk-cow population. As a result, some customers
- are finding milk in short supply. Even the U.S. Agriculture
- Department is having trouble buying enough to supply Government
- nutrition programs.
- </p>
- <p> In New York State, where the number of milk cows has hit a
- 60-year low, prices at the dairy-farm level are up 11% over
- last year, to $1.40 per gal. Chicago-area producer prices have
- risen 13%, to $1.25 per gal. Dairy experts believe the shortages
- and price increases will continue through the winter, when
- consumption is highest. For relief, major dairy-product buyers
- are urging the Government to lift restrictions against milk
- imports.
- </p>
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