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Ag
exports: 2009 outlook is grim
H&N file photo -
Two angus heifers walk through a
pasture near Short Road and Highway
39 in Klamath Falls last July, when
the grass was much greener.
A USDA publication,
“Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade,” says
fiscal year 2009 agricultural exports are forecast
to total $98.5 billion, down 17 percent from
record 2008 sales. The forecast for livestock,
poultry and dairy products is $20.4 billion,
nearly $1.8 billion below last year’s total.
The forecast is based on concerns
about weaker foreign demand, a result of the
global economic slowdown, and a
stronger dollar.
While the potential for export gains
seems somewhat bleak, Chanda Engel, OSU
Extension Service livestock and forages agent,
said Klamath Basin beef producers can benefit
from learning the ins and outs of the export
market by attending the Cattlemen’s Update 2009.
The presentation is being offered by the OSU
Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center
through a special partnership with the
University of
Nevada.
“We’re the only site in Oregon
offering a downlink,” Engel said.
Topics will include the changing
international beef market and export marketing
opportunities, country of origin labeling and
animal welfare and biosecurity.
The free presentation
is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5 at 3328
Vandenberg Road. Space is limited, so those
interested should call 883-7131 by Friday to
reserve a spot.
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