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<text id=89TT3032>
<title>
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.
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<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.
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</body></article>
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