yfgnWESPAY. DECEMBER 0, 1053
HERAU) AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
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fcr " , ' . .ttemot to secu
' .(inn of Wasninsion uu
f w more strlgcnt maikctiuK
J" "regulations was the re
,temeni res wcrs. commit.
in Klamath Falls, Wed-i
W l?'S'to Inch minimum
regulation is accomplishing
lUtle more than is being ac-
Ln ished hy supply u .-""
Kl working thiouglt normal
F" .......is The same two Inch
i!C" .m,!d largely be in ef.
rSihtre was no size regulation.
llU .f! that some dctinitcly
1 ..Ltnt marketing agreement
1. in the northwest slates is
I1?- m shake some life into
: Miito market.
9 m Si., removlnir all north.
Iito 2's Horn table stock Chan
Is' :.ji in rrnwers' No. 2 s
hfinKins a nc' of onIy 45 cents
r less, above packing
L loading costs.
Euho market reports dismiss No.
I" .... .-n.nctlv rnnsluned." A
UTilized market can be com-
y ftTCtfcvu o
Etmoval of the lower quality
ion of a surplus potato crop
li as simple a procedure as
Ue folks think, is a statement
;ch sums up f"--"""
hlf meeting was called to con
t.r steps which might be taken
P" nrnlncc nntatn mnr.
Tnere are wu bwu hu"..v
ltn on the market, and there
much nrlce cutting from too
Luy ordinary packs.
,n his been in effect In the
rce northwest states lor the
istnt late crop marketing sea-
.ii.r are generally not going
fo table stock packs.
fltese small sizes are being dls-
iced Of to Siocit itrcnuia iuiib wiui
Us Many are being shipped to
'ocessors. Certificntcs of privilege
. r.nu rpn lor sum am umeuis.
L.ilrpd also are affidavits from
fccessors stating use being made
SUCb StOCK.
Words reported by Ross Aub
1,. in Thame of Federal state In-
leclion here, show that 014 per
nt, or 295 carioaas ot a total
ilm cars shipped to Dec. 1.
fere B's shipped under permit for
otessing.
Net returns to growers above
icking and loading costs for the
S carloads shipped for process
. are estimated at around 25
frits per cwt. This movement has
liioved small sizes from table
Ick channels. But returns to grow
ls are insignuicant ana many
iirkey Markets
auiet On Coast
The movement of poultry from
iregon to San Francisco was in
liner large volume during the
ionth of October. The total ship-
lint of processed poultry from
Ireaon to San Francisco was re.
lotted at 128,500 pounds. This was
be largest total shipments during
fctober since 1946..
there were also some shipments
live poultry from Oregon to
ui Francisco. The total amount
is nearly 12,000 pounds. Total
leceipts of processed poultry so far
Ills year at San Francisco have
leen running around 7 per cent
irger man during me same per
iod a year ago. Live poultry ship
nenls to San Francisco have
Iropped off and were down about
2 per cent compared to a year
to.
Turkey markets continue mostly
eady. some markets, however,
ere reported to be a little quiet
Iter the Thanksgiving holiday,
'rices show little change from a
'til ago. There , was a slight
lengthening for young turkey
ens, heavy type, with the demand
MM.
Chick placements for broiler and
pyer production last-week in Ore-
ion amounted to 68,900. This was
lown sharply from the previous
hk, and was also down from
Ira weeks ago. However, It was up
above the same holiday week
year ago.
growers feel that any low quality
E7i .ri" . laDle mar
ket should be kept at home.
A poor market for No. l's and
No. 2 s in spite of the 2 Inch mini
mum size regulation leads growers
to believe that some additional
marketing agreement action l
necessary to bolster the weak
market.
A first thought Is. "stop Issuing
permits for processing". But laws
governing market agreements pro
vide that permits must be issued
for any regulated stock if some
one wants to ship it for canning
or soup. Under the law the Con
trol Committee could refuse to Is
sue permits on shipments for de
hydration. But thru consideration
of this question uncovers the fact
that refusal to Issue permits for de
hydration might be a policy of
doubtful fact.
It Is said that dehydrators must
operate on cheap low quality po
tatoes. Furthermore, dehydrators
using low grades from the Klam
ath Basin are faced with compe
tition from dehydrators located in
the Idaho production area where
intra-state trading cannot be regu
lated. The conclusion Is that dehydra
locatcd in California could not
compeiitlvely use higher priced
No. 2 potatoes as an alternative
if shipment of B's for dehydration
was to be stopped.
Another conclusion is that a pol
icy ot refusing to issue permit."
tors located in California couldn't
reduce the quantity of potatoes
going Into1-table stock channels.
a surmise Is that the Increased
quantity of stock feed available if
B's are kept at home would knock
down stock feed prices consider
ably. However, many growers are
of the opinion that present prices
for stock feed are discouraging
feeding operations.
Canners and scv.p makers pro
duce a product which has sufficient
value to warrant purchase of good
quality potatoes at fair prices. How
ever, provisions of the marketing
agreement act permit them to
take advantage of low prices for
low grades held off by marketing
agreement regulations.
Control committees must issue
permits for shipment for canning
or soup making. There is no
choice under the law. Yet these
outlets are thought to be best able
to pay fair prices and canned po
tatoes are thought to compete with
fresh stock at least to some ex
tent. Many growers believe marketing
agreements cannot work effective
ly until low quality stock can be
kept at home. Control committees
find their hands tied and find
thorough study of the situation ex
poses angles which are not consid
ered by many.
At the request of t h e General
Oregon Growers Assn., the Control
committee has adopted a policy
of issuing no permits for shipment
of stock feed outside the production
area. Too many culls from Cen
tral Oregon were being peeled for
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a junior siep.
Associated with the first thought
or issue no more permits for
processing" is the idea of taking
No. 3 potatoes off the market.
That one always brings up the
statement that to be effective the
same regulations must apply to
each f the three northwest states.
Why? Because Idaho or Washing
ton 2s WOUld fill nun n.ll..7.
markets unless the regulation ap-
r- , iiaamugion ana Idaho too.
But as the Klamath Basin looks
out for Idaho and Washington in
i'!e. California market so does
Idaho look out for other states in
casicrn markets. Idaho folks
say they'd take off No. 2's If It
was a national deal anri mi,.,
did the same thing.
i six ounce minimum size regu
lation for No. 2's was in effect in
this area for a hort time during
the early part of this shipping sea
son. But Washington and Idaho
failed to recommend the same reg
ulation. Also some shippers and
growers here were dissatisfied with
It because the regulation stopped
theshipment of combination packs.
The combination packs are mix
tures of No. l's and No. 2's
shipped as No. 2's for repacking
in the market, area. It was ruled
that the No. l's in combination
packs had to weigh 6 ounces as
long as the 6 ounce minimum was
in effect for No. 2's. Combination
packs must move In bags branded
No. 2. The 6 ntinre minimum
lation didn't last long because grow
ers generally did not back up the
Control Committee.
Another difficulty which arises
from the provisions of the law it
self is the '"hardship" clause. This
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provision permits a grower whose
crop is poor to ship the same per
centage of It as the average for
me area.
For this season the estimated
percentage of marketable no.
tatoes is 1 per cent. The percent
age consists of No. 1 and No. 2
potatoes over 2 inches In diameter.
A grower whose crop consists of
only 50 per cent No. l's and No.
2's over 2 Inches In diameter may
apply for a permit to ship an ad
ditional 20 per cent of his crop.
Borne folks say that there is no
such thing as bad luck, only bad
judgement and poor management.
These folks say the hardship clause
i uiunii io jjooa growers and Is
another marketing agreement weak
ness. So there you have some of the
problems. Some folks say. "The
marketing agreement Is doing no
good. Let's junk it." The assertion
is not exactly correct. The market
ing agreement is helping to keep
small sizes out of table stock chan
nels and is improving commer
cial packs to that extent. Better
size in packs is helping to move
potatoes. It may be helping to
steady prices to some extent, but
present poor prices indicate more
drastic regulations may be desir
able.
What more can the Control Com
mittee do that will give im
mediate relief for the 1953 late
crop A change to a 5 or 6 ounce
minimum size regulation in t h e
three Northwest states is a pos
sibility. A change to a "well with
in" 3 per cent instead of 5 per
cent tolerance is another sugoestion
offered by some. Government crate
business requires "well within."
That specification is being and can
be met. Better packs go hand in
hand with advertising.
But it doesn't look like .refusal
to issue permits for dehy's is tne
answer. With weaker prices for
No. l's and very poor prices for
No. 2's there Is now more of
possibility of Idaho cooperation
in a regulation barring shipment of
No. 2's.
An answer for the long pilll Is
use of marketing agreements on
a national scale. But apparently
many areas do not even have in
spection and do not use Federal
grades. Apparently compulsory in-
bcSure f y
-canel .
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spec t ion and marketing agreements
must be first voted in the respec
tive areas.
There already is talk of a sup
port program of some kind for po
tatoes. Probably acreage allot
ments and marketing quotas would
be part of it. That's the same old
regimented rut.
Some folks think that a small
diversion payment for low grades
taken off by marketing agreement
regulation and kept in the produc-
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tion areas for use as stock feed
is the most practical and economi
cal solution to the periodic prob
lem of surplus potatoes. These
folks maintain that a diversion
payment program for low grades
fed to livestock will put market
ing agreements Into nationwide
usage and result in a much more
workable arrangement.
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