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16 THE RURAL VOICE
Eldon and Ruth Vines market much
of their production through their
own retail outlet near Listowel.
owners talked him into buying some
turkeys. In the late '50s, feed
company owners were encouraging
farmers to produce turkeys. As a
result too many farmers got into the
business and flooded the market with
over production. Low prices
prompted the federal government to
create the Canadian Turkey
Marketing Agency and a quota
system for turkeys.
The Vines are thankful for the
quota system. It was the
federal system, along with
their on-farm processing and retail
business, that saved them during the
lean years. But Vines says it is too
difficult to make any money raising
the birds any more.
"There just isn't the money there
used to be in the live ones and I'm
getting over the hill," said Eldon.
When Eldon compares today's
feed prices from those 30 years ago,
he says it is next to impossible for a
turkey farmer to make any money.
Today a live bird sells for between
$10 - $12, with the fatter hens at