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will also be given in September at the
OPPMB semi-annual meeting.
"There is a general attitude in the
world right now that no one is satisfied
with any system," he suggested,
pointing to the rapid rise in the
popularity of the Reform Party in
western Canada, and the political
upheaval in eastern Europe. "There is a
negative attitude toward regulators, a
distrust."
But there will still have to be a
system in place to market hogs, no
mauer how much people want change.
Part of the committee's work involved
travelling about the province during
August to let producers have an
opportunity for input. "We have some
ideas of our own, but we are going to
listen as well," said Lichti, who raises
750 sows with two brothers near New
Hamburg.
No minimum level of producer sup-
port will be established before change
can be made. Lichti feels that if the com-
mittee comes to a consensus and makes
suggestions, direct changes will result.
He added that meetings have been held
with the Farm Products Marketing
Board which has indicated that if
farmers want change, the legislation
will be put in place to enable it.
Meet with packers too
The committee has also met with
representatives from the three major
packers, and other significant buyers
that ultimately market most of the pork.
Their main concern is the processing
and marketing along with obtaining a
steady supply of hogs. They appear
content to let farmers decide the best
way of making pigs available.
"The current system has to be seen as
in evolution," remarks Lichti. Other
marketing boards are closely watching
to see what those changes might be, and
have asked to meet with the committee
to discuss its findings, but first, the
committee has some searching to do.
"Maybe the system we have is the
best already," said Lichti, emphasizing
the maybe. He predicts the most
exciting part of the process for him will
be to put the information together,
perhaps to create a telescopic glimpse of
what the hog industry will look like a
further 50 years into the future.0
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