HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-03-26, Page 29The Ontario Wheat
Producers' :Marketing Hoard
is planning., on a: second la-
terim payment to be Made
producers on the 1979 crop of
-Ontario. wheat.
Russell W. Rogers,
chairman of the board,: said
a second payment ,of :ap-
proxiMately sox per tonne
or 50 cents per bushel will be
made early. in, June,. The
payment will apply on all
wheat sold by producers
from the. beginning of July
1979..
Rogers made the an-
nouncement et . the board's
Committeemen's Confer-
ence held in Taranto this
week„ and it was pointed out
the payment. will be possible
in recognition of the fact that
the majority of all board
Wheat purchased, to date has
been sold,
Producers have delivered
about 650,909 tonne to date
out Of an earlier projected
crop of 685,000 tonne,
The board has already
made one interim payment
of $40.42 per tonne, and a
final, payment, the amount of
which is not known at this
time, will be made about
September as in previous
years,
The board also announced
the price of wheat to
processors for domestic
human consumption for the
months of April and May has
been set at $175.12 per tonne
f.o.b. country shipping point.
The price for February
and March has been $178.72
per tonne.
For details en Om
ccivering Corn, Speing
Grain, Beans &New
Forage Seeding call:
DONALD 'WEIGAND
R. R. # 1 Daihwood
Ph, 2374418
Second payment
for wheat crop,
MOST SPORTSMANLIKE — The most sportsmanlike player an each of the five Heron Park minor hockey teams were
recognized at Saturday's annual banquet. from the left are Party McLean, Greg Lawrence, Steven Morrissey, Marilyn Light-
'too ond Ron Van Massenhoven. T-A photo
Huron MPP in favour
Foreign ownership bill praised Scotiabank lc
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Fertilizer prices,
on the .way up
A tight supply-demand
situation could ,push up fer-
tilizer prices by an average
of 25 per cent this year,
Agrd iculture Canada.
economist Vernon Heighten
says that of the three prin-
cipal ,nutrients - nitrogen,
phosphate, and potash -
potash will increase in price
the least.
Canada is the world's
largest supplier of potash
and also exports nitrogen.
Air story
correction
In the story concerning the
Central Lake division of
Western Air Services which
appeared in last week's T-A
it was reported that Paul
Moir was head instructor.
In fact, brother Dave iss,
the head instructor. Offering
the ground school in con-
junction with the company
are Don Lewis and Elmer
Rowe.
Flirting is the gentle art of
making a man feel pleased
with himself.
fertilizer, Which is made us-
ing natural gas.
The economist points out
that Canadian prices depend
largely on international
Market conditions.
While Canadian produc-
tion of notrogen and potash
will increase, a large portion
of this increase will be ex-
ported to the United States.
U,S. nitrogen prices have
been strengthened by limits
placed on the import of am -
amnia from the Soviet
Union.
Demand for potash is also
strong in the U,S. and
eastern. Canada, with prices
running about 25 per cent
higher than last year,.
Canada imports most of
its phosphate from the U.S.,
So the relatively low value of
the Canadian dollar com-
pared to the U.S. dollar and
higher transportation costs
are keeping up the price of
that fertilizer.
Mr. Heighton says the
domestic supply of fertilizer
nutrients will likely be about
two million tonnes in 1979-80,
compared to domestic eon-
sumption of about 1.7 million
tonnes.
While Ontario Liberal
leader Stuart Smith may be
pushing for a provincial
election there is one area
MPP who seems to be quite
pleased with the "per-
formance of the Progressive
Conservative government in
at least one area.
Huron-Middlesex MPP
Jack Riddell told the annual
dinner and dance of the Hay-
Stanley. Federation of
Agriculture, Friday, that he
Was pleased to see the in-
troduction of a bill by
minister of agriculture
Lorne Henderson which calls
for the disclosure of
ownership of Ontariofarm-
Jand by , non-resident
foreign nationals:,
Riddell who was called
upon to act as the evening's
speaker when Doctor George
Collings, former chairman of
the farmproducts marketing
board failed to show, said the
bill was something for which
he had been working for a
couple of years.
The almost 300 persons in
attendance were told that
farmers who sold their
farms for the highest price to
foreign investors were not
"leaving much of a legacy."
"Once it (the farmland) is
gone, it will be gone for a
good long time," Riddell
stated.
One of the outgrowths of
the controversy has been an
increased awareness of the
problems of farm ownership
by the urban dweller,, Riddell
stead. He said he was quite
surprised at the interest
shown by Toronto residents
in an open line radio show in
which he participated.
In a review of the speech
from the throne, Riddell said
the beef producers protec-
tion plan which would
protect the farmer if a meat
packing plant went under
was needed.
Turning to the problems
which the farmer will face in
the 1980's, Riddell said he
could see higher fertilizer
costs, high equipment costs
and higher interest rates.
The former school teacher
and auctioneer said he
wasn't convinced that
Canadian interest rates had
to be pegged to the United
States equivalent.
Both the federal and
provincial governments
would have to do more for
the farmer and small
businessman if they were to
remain competitive, ac-
cording to Riddell.
Ontario farmers will be
facing increased competition
from other provinces as they
pour more funds into the
agri-business. Riddell cited
Quebec which has made
substantial increases in the
amounts available to far-
mers for forgivable tile
drainage loans.
Another trend which might
appear in this decade is
increased pressure on
marketing boards by con-
sumers' groups as a result of
higher food prices.
As a result of the increased
pressures and costs, Riddell
said he believed the number
Of farmers in Ontario would
continue to decrease.
On an optimistic note he
said "One thing that will be
in•our faVeur is an increasing
• demand for food."
The market for food should
grow both domestically and
internationally with a
continued demand for
agricultural products from
Russia and increased
demand from third world
countries.
Summing up, the MPP
said he believed there was a
real future for farmers in
Ontario and Canada but that
there would be some rough
times.
President of the Stanley
federation of agriculture,
Jake Van Wonderers, said the
farmers of the Hay and
Stanley federations shared
the same concerns about the
future of agriculture as did
Riddell.
During this period of in-
creased pressures • the
members of the farming
community should work
together for the common
On July 9, the Ontario
Farm Drainage Association
(OFDA) is organizing a one-
day demonstration of
modern machines, materials
and techniques in farm
drainage, The event is co-
sponsored by the Elgin
County Branch of the Soils
and Crops Association.
Plans for the day are
already Well •advanced: a
layout has been drawn up by
the Ontario Ministry of
,Agriculture and. Food
(OMAF) to instaira total of
75,000!feet of drainage pipe.
On the day, some 20,000 feet
of .drainage tubing and tiles
good, VanWonderen stated.
"We should care, we
should all stick together,
especially now," Van
Wonderers said.
The banquet had a good
turnout despite the in-
clement weather as almost
300 farmers and their wives
arrived at one of the few
places in Hay township
which had eleetricity.•
George Beer of the
Piaridge Chalet- said this
was the third event in the
Chalet's history which had
its electricity supplied by a
generator.
Andy Durand president of
the Hay federation who
served as master of
ceremonies said Collins got
lost and showed up in
Lambeth.
will be installed by an ex-
pected 12 drainage
machines.
The event will be held on
the farm of Russel Van Den
Dries in Southwold Township
(Concession IV lot 16). The
site is within easy reach of
the 401 highway-just south of
the Shedden road exit.
Anyone requesting more
information on the drainage
demonstration should
contact Bob Brown;
president, OFDA, c/o
Coldstream Concrete, RR 2
Ilderton NOM 2A0, (519) 666-
0604.
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