Show Farmers Union Raps Imports Of Red Rea Meat Ment At a recent Utah Farmers Union board of directors meeting a resolution denoun denoun- denouncing cing the large Red Meat im- im imports imports ports from Australia and New Zealand was unanimously ap ap- ap proved approved Mr Douglas Simpson Pre President of Utah Farmers Un Un- Union ion and member ol of the President's dents dent's National Agricultural Advisory Commission report report- reported reported ed to the board on the Import increases over the last two years DRESSED LAMB Imports mostly from New Zealand and Australia during the first six months of 1963 totaled pounds compared to during the same period In 1962 an increase of 95 Mr Simpson reported Mutton Imports during the first six months totaled 41 41 pounds compared to pounds in the same period of 1962 an increase of 18 per cent The Import mutton is pro pro- probably bably more mutton than we produce in the United States and also this poundage is 11 per cent of our domestic pro pro- production of lamb and mutton for the first six months of this year Since this import pound pound- poundage age is on a product weight ba- ba basis ba sis Instead of carcass weight basis the volume Is really considerably larger than 11 percent of our production Most of the mutton comes in inhere inhere here In boneless form and comes from Australia Mr Simpson said RED MEAT Imports into this country have been in in- in increasing creasing In staggering per and selling at a much lower price than American toI I produced meats According to toa toa a rep report rt received this morn morn- lag ing a million lbs Ibs of beef per week Is coming In through the Port of Tampa Florida alone Mr Simpson reported The resolution adopted by bythe bythe the utah Farmers Union board reads Resolve Whereas cattle prices are depressed and cat cat- cattie tie tle are selling far below the same period in 1962 cat I WHEREAS cattle numbers in the United States are in- in increasing creasing ceasing four to five million head per year Whereas the percentage of red meat Imports have In in- in increased creased from six percent to I ten and ont one half half percent In the past two years and thel Whereas a continuation of the increases will further de- de depress depress I press the price paid to the far far- farmer mer we the State Board of the Utah Farmers Union re- re recommend re- re recommend I commend reduction in im im- im imports ports of aU all kinds of red meat I |