The Rural Voice, 1988-06, Page 91PERTH
County Pork Producers NEWSLETTER
Cinth Vogels, R. R. 2, Dublin
345-2315
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TRIPARTITE STABILIZATION
The Agriculture Stabilization Board
in Ottawa announced plans to make the
first payment. Farrow to finish opera-
tors enrolled in the plan will receive
$3.14 per hog marketed in the first quar-
ter of 1988. Weaner producers selling to
finishers not enrolled will receive 35 per
cent of $3.14 or $1.10 per weaner sold.
Where both weaner producer and fin-
isher are enrolled, the finisher gets one-
third of the weaner producer's payout to
cover the cost of the premium paid by
the finisher. The weaner producer gets
$1.10 - 1/3 (.37) or $.73 per wearer. The
finisher gets $2.04 (65 %)+ $.37 = $2.41
per hog.
MARKET SITUATION
Since April 9, Ontario has been
producing more hogs than Quebec. This
has encouraged Quebec packers to buy
more hogs in Ontario, according to
OPPMB sales manager Iry Stinson. The
Japanese have also been quite active in
buying Canadian pork. The result is a
price that is $10 or more than the U.S.
market. The U.S. market has also been
experiencing heavier runs, up 11 per
cent over a year ago, and the Ontario
market is expected to be under pressure
until the U.S. hog supply slackens.
RESIDUE IN PORK
The OPPMB task force on drug resi-
due has completed its report. It has
made a number of recommendations for
eliminating drug residues in hog pro-
duction. These are being sent to produc-
ers in a summarized form. All producers
have the option of requesting the 32 -
page full task force report if they want
one by writing to the Ontario Pork Pro-
ducers Marketing Board, P.O. Box 740,
15 Waulron Street, Etobicoke, Ontario,
M9C 5H3, or telephoning 416-621-
1874.
U.S. STUDY INDICATES
SULFAMETHAZINE SAFE
A recently released study by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration on sul-
famethazine toxicology "does not dem-
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onstrate any human health hazard from
the continued use of sulfa products,"
said Bob Watts, spokesman for Cyan-
amid Canada.
The study reported that high dosages
of 1,200 and 2,400 parts per million of
sulfa fed to two groups of rats for two
years resulted in thyroid tumors in the
rats.
Any potential human exposure to
sulfa from its use in food animals is
"thousands of times lower than the
lowest level in the study. The safety
margin is enormous," Waus said. The
Canadian and American permitted tol-
erance level for sulfa is 0.1 parts per
million in pork.
Canada has an outstanding record of
low contamination in swine. More than
30 per cent of the pork produced in
Canada is exported to the U.S., Watt
said. "We are convinced that the use of
sulfamethazine presents no human
health risk."
Although these studies prove that
sulfamethazine residue shows no poten-
tial danger, producers should still ad-
here to the guidelines recommended to
them to keep our pork residue -free.
OPIIP
This five-year program still has four
years left and any pork producer who
hasn't enrolled yet can still do so by
contacting the OMAF office. Grants are
available for ventilation, Caesarean
section or ET facilities/installations,
loading facilities, pregnancy -detection
equipment, scales, rodent control, pres-
sure washers, herd health, artificial in-
semination, and education as well as
feed -sample vouchers.
PORK CONGRESS
The Ontario Pork Congress is being
held in the Stratford Coliseum on June
21, 22, and 23. It would be nice to see
some more of our juniors (ages 12 to l 5)
enter into the barrow competition.
DAIRY AND PORK FEST
Friday, June 3 in the Stratford Coli-
seum. Tickets are $10 in advance from
any director, or $12 at the door. Supper
will start to be served at 5 p.m. with a
dance to follow.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Our annual golf tournament will be
held at Science Hill on July 20 with tee -
off time at 9 a.m. and supper at 5 p.m.0
Cinth Vogels
R. R. 2, Dublin
345-2315
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