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10A-.-GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, T%IURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1976
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Hope springs eternal in . hie'.human.•brr.ast and beet
producers must have buge resew
ow manv:•proucts are being sold -today for the same
price paid for theim 20 Years ago? A- few, pefrhaps. but it
takes some coticentration-to think of them Ahnost every-
thing has increased in prtce.'sume ao drastrcally that the
consumer is paying double. -triple and quadru.pte' the 1956
price.
Vet beef producers in .this province. are still struggling'
to stay alive•and getting almost the same price for their
products as they got in 1953 At the same tin*. they are
paying a great (lee more w ,produce the product .Labor.
6'6sts hike skyrocketed in the last decade Feed costs are
much higher. °Building cots keep jumping and -.everyone
is acutelyaware of the increases in energy coal '
Beef producerts will tell vL�u -- an.: 1 °^are no ,reasont to
doubt their. honesty — that they hair ct :arced to. accept •
: prices (tar the last -three Years *..:; r below what it
costs them to produce their o.ee: •
In other. words. the\ are rein :. - bankruptcy
Some•proclucers with a he:tr b r : ace ^.: e been able
€: withstand 'the cont:nual:•_ iC .c r:. many of them
are .:u:tting'.. too
Letters are appreuatedby Bots Trotter. EldaIe Rd . EIrntra. Ont N39.2C7-
• In aciditton.•huge amount' of foreign beef are still being
oirs of hope
shipped. into Canada trom :Australia .'dew Zealand and rhv
•,Lt:u.ted• States."he mess:'in t e dairy cattle business -has
altio, i'ad+a distinctetfect on beef producers.: Dairymen are
'culling herds at a.great,ra•te,. getting*.rid of the poor p.rodue
ers to -rut 'their productionby as much as 20 pen, cent .at ,the
urging of the federal government. ,
• These heave marketings of - dairy cattle have- had to
play• a part in the "disappointing .returns' to beef produc-
ers: at one tithe. Ontario consumers were eating Holsteins
sold as 'beef' cattle to the tune of 40 percent of the rr rket.
The old' law of supply and demand doesn't always work
and it pis -my personal opinion • bol •th'e federal -government
Is. lnrr ly blackmailing beet' producers into accepting supple
management through a- beet' marketing, board, controlled
entry` into beef production and a quota system. .
Beef ,producers have consistently refused to accept the
ph'ililsoptty cif ;production controls. To their own undoing.
unt-ortunately:. .
Supermarkets. by the way, have been•mostresponsible
during this ,glut of beef.' 'They have been co-operating
throughout' .the lot Year or more by using -beef specials
almost every week. They. too. realise the' unfortunate
position many beef producers are'in. They have promoted
sal
.1h e-salein ta•n-t-ly to an -an -producer's: -----
Traditionally. summer months are the' best for •beef
producers. Nees are supposed to increase in early. June
and climb to a peak by mid-July. remain high until the end
of August and slowly drop as the outdoor :barbecue season
ends.. .
. 'l'hat did not happen. this year and many producers were
counting on that expected increase to keep the wolf from
th#ir doors and keep•their'bankers happy.. It will be. agrim
autumn and winter for many of them across Ontario..:
Many of them will keep struggling. work harder. do
without new eoptprnent both at the barn..and in the home.
.go -a little' deeper into debt but continue to hope for better,
•
What You the consumers. much 4ligher
economic problems the . picture is ; .'..:plicared -Re-
tailers are not 'wholly- to blame They. simply point to
their increased costs during 20 years They have to pay
more ,for labor. energy':- overhead. mortgage money.
buildings. packaging. shipping. you -name -it. •
"The meat packers are in the same boat: Bu't all .the han-
dlers of meat between the farm gate and the- diningrnom
table have been able to include the increases.in their sale
prices. - .,
•Exceptforthe fanner. .
'Many things have had an effect 'tin beef prides. The
Canadian Cattlemen's Association will not accept controlled •
'marketing. through the formation of. a. marketing board.
They are Fiercely independent and God bless em.lor it:
Beef►nen the losers
things next year.
Ah. yes. Hope springs eternal,
76 plowing match thejggest ever
. A..-gaTreeing ..+lf pMS'S' acid-'
exhibitors at the site , of the
1976' International Plowing
Match near . Walkerton last
week were told the upcoming
event should prove to be the .:
largest in the history of the
competition. The match will
run from September 28 -
through October 2.
•'Todate more than 400.
exhibitors have registered. for
space in the tented city and
—ergani-zers s-y-irtgtriries�a-rc
• still coming in. There will be
at least 50. caterers taking
part as well. A total of 20,000
feet off exhibit space has been
sold along the five streets
which will makeup .the tented
city. y
This year's 'Match site is'
the Earl Johnston and neigh-
bouring farms, located just
west of Walkerton, Ontario.
The Tented City . area
covers 100 acres, with
exhibitors displaying the
latest in .farm machinery,.
automobiles and , home ap-
pliances.
"The International Plowing
Match and Farm Machinery
Show provides oneof the
largest. outdoor show.rooms-
Tot 'firm equipment in"NorTh
Amoden," ^t„tcc; .Fri Starr,
Secretary Manager of the
Ontario Plowmen's
Association. "It gives .far-
mers an opportunity . to
evaluate and compare all,
types of machinery, and farm
supplies in one place.
Exhibitors . have : key per-,
sonnei on hand to answer any
questions about their
.products.'''
To dater -ma re-exbitarsA
have booked space in the
Tented City than ever before.
Starr points out that the.
Match -offers 'plenty of at-
tractions forurban residents
as well . as farm families; 'a
view of Modern, sophisticated
farm machinery: increases
awareness of the equipment
required by• farmers for the
production of quality food.
Matchvisitors will have an
opportunity to see over 300
contestants compete:fo,•more
than $25,000 in prizes Tn the
various horse and tractor
plowing classes'.
Daily parades featuring top.
bands, farm machinery,
steam engines, new cans,
'teams oroXen ;and vartous'
floats are a highlight of the
Match. The event has • a.
'country.. fair atmosphere,.
complete with cararn:el, corn
oaudy4applesrand ridesforthe
kids. Some 50 caterers will be
on hand toserve everythiiig
from hot dogs to full course.:
' home -cooked meals.
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Infl�tion hits cattlemen hardest
By Wilma Oke
"Inflation • is being .fought
on the backs of ,the; beef
producers more than any
other . group,".`Charles A:
Gracey, Toronto, manager of
the Canadian- Cattlerrien's
Association, told a group . of
176 beef•producers'at:an in-
formation meeting held at the
rN Pine Ridge Chalet at tiensall
recently: .
Mr. Gracey said the federal
government is 'quite 'content.
to let thein carry more than
their fair share in the battle
against inflation, and "there
is little interest_ in Ottawa in
letting you off the hook".
Ie`;ait¢q„�the information
that low beef prices' have
been mentioned repeatedly as
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a major factor in the decline
. in the consumer price index.
Mr, Gracey stated a
number of unpredictable
factors have fouled up the:
Battle market this year. He
outlined. the main reasons:
the .massive increases in
imports from off -shore of low
priced beef - 58 . percent in-
crease over last year. He
asked, "Why should ,Canada.
be the: only dumping -.ground
for beef when we have --a'
. tremendous surplus . our-
selves?-"
Continuing Mr. .Gracey'
said, "One of the ' biggest
9. factors that has •hurt: you has
been the high. retain mark-
ups i`n the United States which
h"a e -'-dep're-sett' American -
prices at least per hundred
weight. This • decrease has
been felt across the border
into Canada." `
Mr. Gracey said the•surplus
of beef • 'in Canada is .mainly
: caused by the high rate of
heifer and cow marketing
which was high last year and
this year again is exceeding
all expectations with heifer
kill 15..percent above last year'
and -cow kill 18 percent -above.
"It goes .without saying, of
course, that if we :.weren't
marketing so .many 'heifers
died cows, our domestic•
- : prices would . havebeen.
stronger." He explained, the
main cause of -the `increased
numbers is the poor returnin.
the cow -calf sector that has
led to -the very heavy heifer
and cow marketings..
Mr: Gracey critizsed those
farmers who . hold' cattle•'
beyond acceptable market
weights to increase the dollar
value. He said, "especially,
when we have an• oversupply
:of beef these animals should
go to market ' a3 soon . as
ready".
Mr. Gracey said the on
again,off again, federal dairy
policy has been a .minor
factor in increasing •cow
marketings but that it has
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softened recently. He warned:
that if- the dairy surplus
problem isnot solved, and he
strangly-_sugg_ested that it has
not; • then the' dairy cow
marketirigs •would increase,.
causinga mafor problem.
In conclusion, Mr. Gracey
said that , after all the bad
news is in, he predicted that
the industry fundamentals
are changing • andthat
reduced' breeding herds in
both.: Canada and United
States give some .promise of
strong price recovery in 1978.
He cautioned producers to
•be careful abouttheir plans
for 1977 because it is expected
there will continue to be • very
heavy marked supplies.
Th second spe .ker at the
•
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•
information meeting ., was
Richard S. Heard, London,
Farm 1vranagement specialist
. of the ministry of agriculture,
with the topic "Can You
Afford. Not; to, Hedge ` Your
Cattle?" - which refers to
.hedging and futures stock,
markets which some people,
are using as a way of making
motley._
The last a'peaker_was Gary
Hutchins of the University of
Guelph speaking on Livestock
• Inventory provision and tax
implications, when he spelled
but the mechanics of
;preparing income tax forms,
especially for those cattle
producers - starting in the
business and encountering
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