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would benefit from the producers'
capital injection and steady supply of
eggs.
"Bringing producers and
processors together can often achieve
more than if they are working
individually," said Alkalay.
Alkalay and Durst wouldn't say
to whom they are now
talking, but they did say
finding a partner close to Toronto
would be their best bet. If finding an
egg processing plant doesn't prove
successful they will look at working
with egg grading stations or egg
breaking stations.
"We don't want to close our minds
to anything," said Durst.
Alkalay knows that while the
present price of table eggs is stable,
and the farm -gate price is good for
producers, he knows there will be
"We have no
problems with the
co-op. They're
entirely on
their own."
lean years. If producers get involved
in processing, he said they are
diversifying their risks.
Once the co-op finds a partner and
a deal is made Alkalay hopes to hire
a general manager who could look
after the business side of things and
leave the farmers to concentrate on
producing.
While all these negotiations are
under way Brian Durst said the Egg
Marketing Board is getting a little
nervous.
"The board is scared that if there
are too many producers in one group
the power will be unbalanced."
Brian Ellsworth, the general
manager of the egg board, disagrees.
"We have no problems with the co-
op. They're entirely on their own.
The board isn't financially involved."
As long as the co-op agrees to
work within the current system and
doesn't expect any special treatment,
Ellsworth said he isn't worried.
The idea of a producer co-op isn't
new to the board. About a year ago
the board drew up a rough strategic
plan that laid out a series of
recomendations for producers
interested in getting involved in the
processing industry.
The recommendations were not