The Rural Voice, 1999-02, Page 32Among processors. there are still
30 companies in Michigan but two or
three dominate. Ontario has six
licenced dealers.
The bean board has worked hard
over the years to develop
export markets for Ontario
beans. Prior to World War II bean
production was only for the domestic
market with any surplus dumped
onto the unprofitable export market.
The war effort created an industry
and Britain in particular became a
major customer for Ontario beans.
Bean board staff and farm leaders
have travelled the world to find
markets in other countriesas well.
Despite that effort, markets for all
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edible beans are flat to slightly rising,
says Ford and demand for white
beans is basically static at about
seven million bags a year.
WINTER DISCOUNTS IN EFFECT
GSI
TOP DRY
HOW DOES THE
G. S. I. SYSTEM WORK?
1) Grain is loaded into the upper chamber
of the bin, and dried as a batch
2) When the grain is dry, the burner
automatically shuts off
3) The operator lowers the dump chutes
with a winch, and the grain falls to the
lower part of the bin for cooling/storage
4) The dump chutes are cranked closed
and another batch is loading into the
drying chamber
WHY IS A TOP DRY A BETTER INVESTMENT
THAN A STIRRING MACHINE?
1) LOWER OPERATING COSTS
' Uses much Tess fuel because it recycles cooling air through
the drying zone
• No gear boxes, motors, or bearings inside the bin
• 100% galvanized construction inside and outside
2) FASTER DRYING
• 2 to 3 times faster per horsepower than a stirring machine
because of lower grain depth (30")
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28 THE RURAL VOICE
Still, projecting ahead to what
other bean -producing areas are likely
to produce this year and looking at
carryover from last year plus
demand, Huzevka feels there is need
for 100,000 to 135,000 additional
acres of beans to meet demand. The
market is there is Ontario growers
want their share.
And some advisers think the
figures are there to make it a crop
Ontario growers should seriously
consider for 1999. In a recent press
release, for instance, Rob
Templeman of the Stratford
OMAFRA office said "At present
prices, the white bean crop warrants
more growers interest. Do the math
— it works!"
Ford hopes that producers will do
exactly that: pencil is out and prove
to themselves that beans make sense
in 1999.
Fotheringham doesn't need to be
convinced. He says he has always
stayed with beans in the bad times
because he wanted to be there to take
advantage of the good times, like this
past year when final prices soared.
White beans have paid many a
mortgage over the years and remain a
good crop, he said.0
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