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14 THE RURAL VOICE
movement to reflect cheaper pork
prices at the farm gate, smaller
processors have dropped their prices
more rapidly. John Green at Green's
Meat Markct and Abattoir in
Wingham says he has a price formula
for his processing and so has dropped
his prices to reflect the chcaper faun
price. He's been selling pigs, cut,
wrapped and cured, at 77 cents a
pound and he's been swamped with
orders.
"Sales of halves and whole pigs
have gone silly," he said.
Green said he is usually behind
in thc prc-Christmas period
but usually mostly in custom
orders. This ycar he is four to five
weeks behind in freezer orders of
half and whole pigs through his own
store — a backlog of 150 pigs sold
that he can't get processed despite
the fact he has added staff and is
working his staff overtime. On one
day alone he took ordcrs for 17 pigs
and finally took the phone off thc
hook so he could get some work
done on orders already received.
Many producers are also crowding
the local abattoirs as they sell pigs to
their neighbours. While Green is
happy to help out he worries about
the plight of the farmers. "It's a lot
nicer to do business with somebody
who is making money," he said.
In an innovative move to help local
producers Bluewater Feed Company
in Tara has become an agent bringing
consumers and producers together,
giving cheaper pork for consumers
and higher returns to farmers.
Consumers can order whole pigs for
their freezer at 65 cents a pound,
dressed weight, plus another 550-575
a pig for cutting and wrapping
(depending on how much curing they
want). Each order is accompanied by
a 5100 deposit which goes
immediately to the farmer supplying
the pigs.
"It's been overwhelming," said Jim
Roth, manager of the Tara warehouse
store, of the response to the program.
In the four days after the story first
appeared in the Owen Sound Sun -
Times, 100 pigs had been ordered.
After a story appeared in the Toronto
Star, the phone started ringing with
orders from the city as well. Staff
have been kept hopping keeping up
with the calls.
There were so many orders that