The Rural Voice, 1989-03, Page 62PERTH
County Pork Producers NEWSLETTER
Garry Van Loon, President
R. R. 2, Dublin 345-2942
• The Rural Voice is provided to Perth
County Pork Producers by the PCPPA
TRIPARTITE PAYOUT
Agriculture Canada recently announced
that the fourth-quarter support level will be
$168.80. As the national price was only
$122.11/ckg, this translates into a payout of
$37.08 per hog.
The support levels for the next two quar-
ters (1989 Q1 and Q2) will fully reflect the
higher feed costs of 1988. The support levels
are estimated to be $172 and 179/ckg. Hog
price is the big question for the first half of
1989. A national price of $130/ckg for the
first quarter would produce a payout of $42/
ckg or $33.60 per hog. A lower national
price, for example $125/ckg, would produce
a support payment of $37.60 per hog. These
estimates are based on current cash costs
plus 92 per cent of the five-year margin.
The premium for the second quarter of
1989 will be $3.10 per hog.
COUNTERVAIL ACTION
The NPPC filed a petition for counter-
vailing duties on fresh and frozen pork from
Canada on January 5. This action had been
rumoured last year and was confirmed when
the petition was presented to the Interna-
tional Trade Commission. The claim is that
the packing industry is subsidized, directly
as well as through subsidies to producers.
The Canadian Meat Council is defend-
ing against the action and the Canadian Pork
Council has offered to help if it can. The first
hearing was in Washington January 26. If
the International Trade Commission finds
there is "preliminary injury," the case would
proceed to the U.S. Commerce Department
to determine if countervailable subsidies are
being paid to the packing industry. A posi-
tive result could cause duties to be assessed
against pork products as early as April, 1989.
QUEBEC SELLING SYSTEM
Quebec farmers expect to begin a new
hog selling system by the end of February,
incorporating many features of the Ontario
system. They will deliver hogs directly to
the packer as there are no producer assembly
yards.0 Don Dietrich
OPPMB ANNUAL MEETING
Wednesday, March 15 and Thursday, March
16 at the Royal York Hotel, 100 Front Street
West, Toronto - to review the actions and
financial statements of the OPPMB and the
proper business of the annual meeting.
PCPPA DIRECTORS ELECTED AT ANNUAL MEETING
BLANSHARD
DOWNIE
ELLICE
ELMA
FULLARTON
HIBBERT
LOGAN
MORINGTON
N. EASTHOPE
S. EASTHOPE
WALLACE
AT LARGE
ALTERNATES
HON. MEMBER
OMAF STAFF
Paul Van deWalle
Bob DeBrabandere
Rudy Van Dieren
Ken Aitcheson
Tony De Groot
Vince Hulshof
Alfred Young
Kurt Keller
Adrian Bertens
Garry Van Loon
Cinth Vogels
Peter Huitema
Norman Campbell
Gordon Jack
Larry Biesinger
Donald Knechtel
John Lichti
Donald Dietrich
Clare Schlegel
Wayne Hartung
Murray Musselman
Harry Bardoel
Martin Van Bakel
Richard Smelski
Ted Groenestege
John Crowley
Arnold VanMoorsel
Fred De Martines
Ray Stock
Richard Yantzi
John Van Nes
Carl Jones
Claude Robin
John Greydanus
Carol Rock
George Lupton
Ed Barrie, Ken McEwan
Alan Scott, Mark Yungblut
R.R. 6, St. Marys
R.R. 6, St. Marys
R.R. 7, St. Marys
R.R. 3, Stratford
R.R. 2, Gadshill
R.R. 1, Sebringville
R.R. 3, Monkton
R.R. 1, Mitchell
R.R. 1, St. Marys
R.R. 2, Dublin
R.R. 2, Dublin
R.R. 1, Sebringville
R.R. 5, Mitchell
R.R. 1, Newton
R.R. 4, Listowel
R.R. 1, Shakespeare
R.R. 1, New Hamburg
R.R. 1, Shakespeare
R.R. 4, Stratford
R.R. 1, Gowanstown
R.R. 1, Gowanstown
R.R. 1, Sebringville
R.R. 1, Dublin
R.R. 1, Shakespeare
R.R. 1, Sebringville
R.R. 2, Gadshill
R.R. 5, Mitchell
R.R. 1, Sebringville
R.R. 1, Stratford
R.R. 2, Tavistock
R.R. 3, Stratford
R.R. 1, Granton
R.R. 2, Gorrie
R.R. 1, Gowanstown
R.R. 2, Monkton
R.R. 2, Stratford
413 Hibemia St.
Stratford, Ontario
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