Clinton News-Record, 1978-02-23, Page 18PAGE 18 --CLAYTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1978
New president sought for Federation of Agriculture as Munro resigns post
Charles Munro of Embro,
Ontario decided not to stand
for re-election as president of
the Canadian Federation of
Agriculture. He had come full
circle, he said, and it was
fitting that he would end the
presidency where, it has
begun, in Quebec City, nine
years earlier.
On food prices he presented
statistics compiled by United
States agricultural attaches,
that showed that in almost
every food item, it costs less
in minutes worked than
anywhere else in the world.
"Canadian consumers take
it much too much for granted
that they will continuously
have available to them an
adequate supply of high
quality cheap food. I doubt if
it ever crosses the mind of
Canadians at all that unless
they are prepared to pay the
price, the farmers will simply
cease to produce," Munro
said.
He challenged every far-
mer and every farm
organization to better
acquaint consumers with the
real cost of producing food.
Exports of agricultural
products outrun imports by
$800 million to $1 billipn every
year. The contribution to the
trade balance has been an
important factor in the
nation's economy. "We have
seen large imports of U.S.
pork this year. Our farmers
are competitive with the
American farmer, but our
pork is uncompetitive at the
wholesale level."
"Farmers should not have
to, and they will not, tolerate
the pressure for more and
more efficiency in production
if the inefficiencies are
elsewhere in the system.'f
Mr. Munro also commented
on the upcoming food
strategy conference and
expressed concern over in-
dications of the gcl`verninent's
thinking. It seems that the
thrust of the food strategy is
aimed at higher efficiency,
improved productivity, and a
lowering of the level of
protection. Then, if necessary
stabilization plans in order to
give farmers a st lble return
and consumers fair prices
would be set up.
A possible two price system
is also in the thinking of the
minister of consumer and
corporate affairs and even
export embargoes. He
pointed out that every
country in the . world has
higher tariff protection for its
farmers than Canada, and
unilateral lowering of
protection would hurt the
Canadian farmer.
As an example of some non -
tariff barriers he cited the
case of our wheat sales to
Japan. In order to bolster the
Japanese grain farmer, the
government of that country
buys Canadian wheat at $2.97
a bushel, delivered, and sell it
to. the millers for $6.53 per
bushel. The profit is used to
support the Japanese farmer.
So the Canadian wheat
producer is unable to com-
pete in a free market.
As far as protection for'our
agriculture is concerned, Mr.
Munro said that primary
agriculture has an average
tariff of 2.05 per cent. This
compares with manufactured
food 7.96 per cent, textile 17
per cent, clothing 21 per cent,
furniture 15 per cent, paper
products six per cent and so
on.
He praised the government
for the leadership given in the
international trading com-
munity on a grains
agreement.
He reiterated his conviction
that the family farm is the
only way farming in this
country will survive, but had
some criticism too. He urged
more consideration of shared
labor and machinery and
other capital costs.
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