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Ontario grain and oilseed support
comparable to Quebec and the States
Fora "benchmark" Ontario farm growing corn, soybeans and winter wheat,
.the corresponding average per -acre `support amounts were $27.35
•
GUELPH - A new study completed by Brian
Doidge at. Ridgetown College. University of
Guelph: shows the safety nci support available.
tug Ontario :grain 'arid oilseed producers is ap-
• proximately. cyui'.atent to 'that provided for
competing -farmers in Quebec and the. -United
Stales. but .far less than -that for producers in
\\'extern Europe.
• -The. study. co -funded_ by Ontario ` farm
. groups and the Ontario. Min
isu'y of Agriculture. Food and
• Rawl -'Alleles. snri%ys that the Ontario
•-sunt cel the support pro-vided" farmers can only
by two proer"i., the ourreni
Omani) Market Revenue; In-
_ surance
n-
.rirancc .program ',Ind- the. Net •
Inc in iv Stabilization Account
j rograni %curld have provided
about the a%erage' amount of •
ruhaneial support. if. _applied'
o'er the I•oe-yor period of
19`12-96:. compared ` to the -
":\SRA" program in Quchcc, .
and the,. current • "farm • Bill"
proerath in the United States. .
and Market Revenue Insurance. are i'omhined.••
"Neither Market Revenue Pita NISA by itself •
provides comparable support." concluded
Doidge.
Doidge also projects even with Market Rev-
enue Insurance and NISA. "support under On-
tario's package -will not keep pace through the
year 20)0,"- with expected Market Revenue
support likely to decline faster than the rate of
dcclinc in U.S. per -hustle' sup
_port payments.
For a "benchmark" Ontario
- farm, growing, corn, soybeans
. ;ind winter wheal. the .eor-
responding average per -acre:
support amounts were- $27.35
lir Ontario: $25.25 for Quebec..
S23.70 for the .11.S. and $162:72
fur France: Thi 'Ontario$ support
consisted --of an avcragc sot'
S 13.74/acre from Markel - Rev-
enue Insurance. and $13.61/acre
loin NISA.
_The results show that the rel-
ative amounts of support _ differed arming
years. -with • Market Revenue Insurance and
ASRA support being higher_ in years :of'.1uw
priccs,-NISA support being higher when crop
dream of
receiving public
support like that
provided in
France and
other European
countries."
•
• Doidge has concluded in his report the On-
-tam r> v enuc support package is comparable
to progr;nn, uttered in Quchec and the United
Slates. but only i1' thL two programs; -NISA
Brussels livestock sales
11u: sales at Brussels Livestock
forth: week endings Januarys 2.
Two luno steers consigned Cun- .
nini-*h un larrris. Lucan. averaging__
'., 13 3 lbs: sold lir •105.25 w uh their
total offering sof. 43 steers, aver -
..aging. 1403 lbs, selling for.the aver-
- age price of 93.43. .
- Sixteen steer: consigned by K.ada
' 1.1 '11..,- Iluevale. averaging 1414
Ih sold for an average price of
J5.72. with four limo steer, aver-
aging 1401 Ihs selling for 103.00.
`Thirteen- steers . consigned - hy.
Schmidthrook Farms: Woodstock:.
av:eraeing� 1-160 lbs. sold fix an av-
er;,gr-i7t 92..77: with sales to 97.0).-
Eighteen steers consigned -M•
Jahn_ Gloushcr. -Wingham,.- aver-
-aging.1371 lbs. -sold for an average -
price of 91.94. ur the top of 96.75.,
A go I steer consigned hy:_ Greg
MMcC arty. Dublin. weighing. 1405
Ihssold for :95.25 to Norwich.
Packer:. . : - ' : . -
A-hlondc. steer . consigned by
Roby:- Htmchherger. - - Brussels,
weighing 1405 Ihs. sold for 94.25
to Holly Meat Packers. .
Seven stccrs "consigned by Terry
McCarthy'. Dublin: averaging 1436
-Ib. sold torr an average price of
90.9 I. to the high: of 93.50. •. •
Seven steers Consigned • by Bill
'Mainland.. Arthur. averaging 1431
-Ihs. 'sold for an average price. 01
•'19.:50.. with one red steer weighing
1430 lbs. selling for 91.75.
JA blonde heifer consigned by Joe
.Kaak. _Dashwood. weighing 1 325
lbs. sitki tOr 100:25. with' his total
offering of six 'letters averaging
1312 Ihs. sold- lor. an avcragc price
of 93.89. • -
• Nineteen heifers :consigned hy
Hugh .Love. •Atwood. averaging
11.85 lbs. sold tor an avcragc price
of 94.07.. with one link_ heifer
United States
challenges
Canada's milk
pricing system
Ainerican dairy farmers are lac-
ing the lowest -milk prices in years.
surpluses. are up. consumer prices -
are still higher than Canada's and
'the U.S. is again looking north fir a
scapegoat. according to the Dairy
Farmers of Canada.
The U.S. ,ittvernmcnt has agreed
to challenge Canada's milk class
pricing system before a World
-I-rade Organization (WTO) trade
panel aftcr• receiving - a petition
from three U.S. dairy industry
groups. The U.S. contends that re-
turns from higher priced milk used
in the domestic market unfairly
subsidize farmers selling. milk into
lower priced classes used for ex-
ports.
What Canadian farmers arc doing
. with these price classes is consid-
ered ".a normal commercial prac-
tice." said DFC executive director
Richard Doyle. adding similar pric-
ing is used in several U.S. states.
The Canadian government has
stated strongly that the pricing ar-
rangements are not subsidies, Cana-
da's system complies with WTO
obligations and it will successfully
defend the system again.
"The dispute is expected to con-
clude by December 1998 at the ear -
hest," said Doyle.
weighing 1145 lbs. selling for
98:75.. •
A Lim. heifer consigned by Wal-
lace Lewis, Holstein. weighing
1 240 lbs. sold .fir 94:50: with his -
total offering of twefvc heifers -av-
eraging 1-131 lbs. selling for the
overall price of 86.70:
Three char. heifers consignedhy
Woodhani Farms. Woodham. aver-
aging -I 140 lbs. sold lir aii-ave
price of 92.10. - .•
- Eleven _ heifers ' consigned by
Rohl-. F. Wallace, Shelburne. a
rage
'.'cr
aging -I 195 lbs. -sold for the avcragc
price of 88.56. with sales to 92:00.
A red• heifer consigned by Lyle •
Haney. Scaforth, weighing 1.1(x)
Ihs. sold .for 90.75 to Dominion
Meat Packers-.. -
.A Rwf heifer, consigned by Ge-
rald Lamb. Godcrich. weighing
1160 lbs. _sold for 88.50.
A•blonde cow consigned by Han-'
. aver Stcick Farms.. Puslinch. weigh-
• ing 1250 lbs. sold for 68.0).
• A siit cow consigned by Rill
Robinson. Auburn. weighing 15 I
lbs. sold tor 66.(1):' - .
A - rivf cow consigned- by (ico
Yunghlut.- Gowanstown, weighing
- 1845 lbs. sold for.62.50.
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prices are higher, and the U.S. ,uJ European
support being a flat rate per acre. independent
•01 crop price: Support levels were pro-,
portionately higher- for.corn and wheat in all
other jurisdictions compared .to Ontarici..Stip-
port levels were. higher for soybeans -in On-
tario compared to Quebec sand the United
States:
The U,S. calculation used by Doidge is ac •
-
tually 'an average of per -bushel "support levels.
which will exist over a seven-year period,
1996 through 2002, with • support levels de-
clining during this period. -. -
A calculation based:on current years would
show higher- per -acre support than; for a x-•.
ample. the $23.70 amount computed for the
.benchrnark farni. - •--
• "The-Doidge report tells unexactly how we
compare, and -shows that it is important. to
maintain both Market Revenue Insurance and
NISA, if Ontario grain and oilseed producers
are tit co iupete with farmers in the United
' State' and_ Quebec," said Bob Down, president
of the Ontario Corn Producers' Association.
"Ontario farmers can only dream. of re-
ceiving. public support like that provided in
France and other European countries." said •
Down. -
Denfield Livestock Sales -
Market report for Tuesday. Deccmhct.3O. The market at Denfield traded
actively with prices 552-53 higher. •
-
Fondview Farms: Kintore sold 60 steels, avg. wi. 1391.. avg. price 92.61
Ross-Dult •Croton.soldl0 steers. avg. wt. 1359. avg. price 9832 saleslu
104.25. - . . - -
Norni Hodgins. Greenway sold 30 steers. avg. wt. 1349; avg: price 95.54
sales to 104.5( and 103:25. _ - - .
Dennis Dietrich Dashwood sold steers. avg. wt. 1142. avg: price 95.89.
Jim :Scott. Loran sold 20 heifers avg. wt. 1131, avg,'price 92.83.
Cord Hardy. Lucan sola K steers avg. wt, 1281. avg. pnce.93.38.L
Choice steer.: 95:104: Good steers: 90.00-95.00
• Choice heifers: 93.00-98:00: - . . .
Gond heifer.. c11► 00.93.(11: Common and medium heifers: 80.00-90.(x):-
Gcutd ciiw s. 5100-52.00: Canners and cutters: 40.00-45.00; •
Shells., 20.(H1-3(1.110: Choice veal: 90:00-95.00: Gond veal.: 80.(10-90.00:
Common veal: 70.00-811.(1(1:.
Sow.: 35.01-42.01: Boars. 30.(0-40.0(1
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The Exeter Times -Advocate surveyed prominent • -
members in our community asking for their forecast
of 1998 Will it be a year of development, change or
challenges? Or will it be a year of cutbacks, hard decisions or
'hard work?
ORGANIZATION:
Anita Riddell -.
Stephen Township Councillor
'98 WILL BE A YEAR OF:
Change. uncertainty. hard deeisi ns.
WHY?
The provincial government has peen mak-
ing too many changes too fast and too far
reaching affecting local government with-
out really knowing what impact it may have
and without providing•firm finaneial figures municipalities can
rely on. •-
THE COMING YEAR'S CHALLENGES AND HOW TO
MEET THEM: •
As a result of Bill 26. "open season" has been declared on
Stephen Township's borders. As well. the threat of amalgama-
.tion being forced on municipalities by the province. makes --.
restructuring. wanted or not. a Priority. -Stephen"should explore
the option that will he best for the Township. Another challenge
is the reconciliation of Lakes free of a -coli with farmers right to
farm. Stephen must work closely with the'farm organizations on
this and preferably the provincial government -should play the
lead_ role in finding a solution. Controlling costs and seeking
.efficiencies are major challenges for the Township:
.finita Riddell
Stephen 'Inn nship
Councillor
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