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2B 52 “features Battalion/Page SB March 4, 1982 Dairy producers to sell surplus abroad for less umpei There's got to be an easier way staff photo by Peter Rocha Fransisco Benavides, of the Grounds Maintenance the Reed McDonald Building to do a spot Department, trims some groundcover beds near clean-up for spring. - - United Press International WASHINGTON — Dairy in dustry leaders propose to address problems of overpro duction and high federal costs of price supports by selling sur pluses abroad for lower prices than Americans pay for milk, butter arid cheese. The 120-plus member board of the National Milk Producers Federation unanimously en dorsed a new program Tuesday to preserve government price supports for dairy farmers by reducing federal costs, esti mated at $2.45 billion this fiscal year. But a large portion of sur pluses the government now buys and has difficulty selling abroad -— because U.S. dairy prices are higher than world prices — would be purchased at lower prices to be sold overseas. Patrick Healy, lobbyist for the organization of dairy coopera tives, said the proposal would slow down an increase in milk, cheese and butter prices to con sumers if inflation remained low, but would speed up price increases if inflation heated up. The program, subject to con gressional approval, would in clude a two-tier pricing system, with a higher price for domestic products and a considerably lower price for surplus milk sold abroad at world prices. At a news conference, Healy said the dairy industry recog nizes the political problems it faces because of high costs of the program ^nd is taking the initia tive on a new program before someone else comes up with an alternative less favorable to dairy farmers. If 10 percent of dairy produc tion was surplus, farmers would get an established domestic price for 90 percent of their out put and a lower world price for the last 10 percent. Initially, the domestic price would be $13.10 per 100 pounds of milk. If the surplus were worth $1.5 billion. the government would take over $500 million ot it for donation to domestic feeding programs. The remainder would be con trolled by a dairy board, run by producers, which would sell the products abroad. The 1981 farm hill severed dairy supports from parity. This concept would restore that link and put the support level at 67 percent of parity. DIETING? Even though we do not prescribe diets, we make it possible for many to enjoy a nutritious meal while they follow their doctor's orders. You will be delighted with the wide selection of low calorie, sugar free and fat free foods in the Souper Salad Area, Sbisa Dining Center Basement. OPEN Monday through Friday 10:45 AM-1:45 PM QUALITY FIRST Kmericans avoid health care ) $i :inesa| erceni te; aj incli on ofj hidi | adjust United Press International ■ LINCOLN, Neb. — As many as half of all American families ate trying to reduce the cost of health care in questionable w'ays, lys an extension family econo- nics specialist. I Among those questionable practices, savs Kathy Prochaska Cue, are skipping annual check- uusand dental care and post poning allergy shots, prescrip- tpn refills and new eyeglasses. I Families who skip or put off I eventive care may pay more in the l or ig run, says the University o : Nebraska specialist. I Her alternative suggestions ir elude: —Don’t make a doctor’s office appointment unnecessari- K Telephone first if you are worried, describe the symptoms aid ask if you should come in- —If you receive a prescrip- of patients stop taking prescrip tion, take it according to direc- tions too soon or don’t follow tions. 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