Uintah Basin Standard | 1963-12-12 | Page 9 | Farmer Group is Opposed to Imported Meats

Farmer group is opposed to Imported meats At a recent Utah Farmers Union board of directors a resolution denouncing the large imports from Australia and New was unanimously Douglas of the Utah Farmers and member of the President's National Agricultural Advisory reported to the board on the import increases over the last two lamb mostly from New Zealand and during the first six months of 1963 totaled compared to during the same period In an increase of Simpson imports during the first six months totaled pounds compared to pounds in the same period of an increase of 18 per import mutton is probably more mutton than we produce in the United States and also this poundage is 11 per cent of our domestic production of lamb and mutton for the first six months of this Since this import poundage is on a product weight basis instead of carcass weight the volume is really considerably larger than 11 per cent of our Most of the mutton comes in here in boneless form and comes from Simpson meat imports into this country have been increasing in staggering percentages and selling at a much lower price than American produced meats According to a report received this a million of beef per week is coming in through the Port of Simpson The resolution adopted by the Utah Farmers Union board Whereas cattle prices are depressed and cattle are selling far below the same period in cattle numbers in the United States are increasing four to five million head per the percentage of red meat imports have increased from six per cent to ten and one-half per cent in the past two and a continuation of the increases will further press the price paid to the the State Board of the Utah Farmers Union recommend reduction in imports of all kinds of red