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Home 357-1924
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among six branches of the family.
Nick Sr. may have embraced the
broiler industry but it often wasn't a
mutual affair in the days before
supply management. In the 1950s the
family went through a period when
they couldn't afford to buy the chicks
and feed or take the risk so were
involved in growing birds under
contract.
Nick Jr. recalls he was 22 and
away studying at University
of Guelph when supply
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management came into force. The 10
previous years in which he had been
old enough to be aware of the
situation on the farm there had been
"ups and downs — mostly downs",
he recalls. The 1950s were a time
when chiicken production doubled
every two years.
At one time a barn burned and the
family couldn't afford to replace it
because of low prices.
Nick Sr. was a supporter of supply
management and like other chicken
producers was so grateful to Ontario
Minister of Agriculture Bill Stewart
and federal ag minister Eugene
Whelan for being such enthusiastic
supporters of orderly marketing.
When supply management was
first brought in, each producer was
given one unit of quota for every
square foot of barn space. Because of
the over production, each producer
was only allowed to fill the barn to
about two-thirds of capacity. The
Whytes quickly realized it was better
to be partly filling their barn and
making money than to have a full
barn and be losing money.
The cuts didn't last long, however
as chicken producers benefitted from
a market shift such as seldom been
seen in agriculture. With concerns
over cholesterol, and fat, modern lean
chicken became the star of the dinner
table. Chicken also benefitted from
the fast food movement with chains
like Swiss Chalet, Kentucky Fried
Chicken and MacDonald's helping
boost per capita consumption.
Chicken, once roasted whole and
served to the family for Sunday
dinner or other special occasions,
suddenly was being served in pieces
and cooked as a convenience food.
Within five years, Nick Whyte
estimates, all the initial cuts had been
regained "and chicken has ridden the
wave (of growth) for a full 40 years".
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