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Farmers in Ontario are
running into problems
that.:. they would never
.have had to face ten
years ago; Frank Wail,
executive member of the•
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (OFA), told a
Huron F of A members
that the pressure to
produce more for less is
felt by all farmers. The
comment came while a
panel composed of
representatives from the
milk, turkey, broiler and
egg industries discussed
quota transfers at the
Huron F of A meeting in
Londesboro, Thursday
night.
The monthly F. of A.
meeting was attended by
over 50 people, and the
panel members and
audience discussed a
number of questions
concerning the issue :> of
quota transfers..
The O.F.A. is looking
into formulating a policy
on quota systems, and
needs input from their
members. "We (as a
whole) are responsible
for the quota system.
said Mr. Wall. "We have
to see that noone is hurt
and not jeopardize our
position as an
agricultural group. We
can't say `leave the eggs
to the egg producers or
leave the milk producers
to their ,problems.' `We
'are in` this'toget'her.''' "
Panel members Were
Bill Scott, ` SSeaforth,
representing „the',: Egg.
Producers Marketing
Board, Ken Crawford;
Middlesex, Chairman for
the National Turkey
Producers Marketing
Board Jim Drennan,
Dungannon,. member - of
the Ontario Milk
Marketing Board and
George Underwood,
Wingham, .member of the
Broiler Marketing Board.
Each gave a brief
outline on their policies
concerning .. quota tran-
sfers.
The turkey board has
the quota fixed to the
property where the birds
are grown. The limit is 2
million pounds.
"We found that without
a limit the -incubators
were gaining control; of
the industry said Ken
Crawford. "A general
farmer could buy a
turkey quota and affix it
to a piece of property,.
with the boards consent
with little problems." It
is a problem with. setting
quota values which have
gotten-' out of hand - but
none with transfers
themselves." Mr.
Crawford said:
Broiler quotas are
another matter. The
quota prices have been
allowed to float at their
own price set by each
farmer. Transfer of �
quotas without buildings'
has been frozen since
Apri11976!, .
The ma timum pur-
chase of quota only, ;has
been set at 35,000 birds,
and for, -liuilditle a td
quota the , ma$1 Alnrise.
75; E000. th 'dere "raised
this year by an ;additional .;
5,000 birds.. ",
0
as a group towards the
study of quota transfers
plus studying the
situation ourselves" , said
George Underwood, of
the broiler marketing
board. "We have agreed
not to form a transfer
policy yet until we know
more." he said.
Egg quotas '
The quota system was
first introduced in 1973 to
the egg producing in-
dustry. "It is fairly
restrictive said Ken
Scott,. of the Egg
Marketing Board.
Egg quotas may be
transferred only on sale
of the farm. Quotas may
not be moved for three
years -after the sale of the
farm (OMIT)
Egg quotas may be
transferred, only on sale
of the farm. Quotas may-
not
aynot be moved to another
piece. of property for
three years after the sale
of the farm.
Egg quotas may not be
amalgamated together.
unless both were owned
before September 1976.
.The maximum quota is
35,000 hens.
"There is a leasing
program for those
wanting to get into. the
egg producing business"
said Ken Scott. "The
program is for one year
and you can only lease
Jpone quota." There are
tenworary quotas for 30
Months.: After January -1; n ,z
079 the temporary quota
:will be for only 15 months
and after June, 1981 there
will be no more tem-
porary leasing.
Jim Drennan, chair-
man of the Huron County
Milk producers .outlined
the dairy quota transfers
which he said offer a
benefit to the family
farm. Fluid milk tran-
sfers are exchanged
between producers -if the
farm is a family concern.
The quota is transferred
100' percent. In all other
cases the producer sells
the quota back to the
board which takes 25 per
cent off the quota.
If a farmer becomes
eligible to buy back a
quota he buys only the 25
per cent which the board
has . collected from
transfers.
Fluid- milk` quota costs
$16 per pound and in-
dustrial milk costs 4
cents per pound.
As - with fluid milk .,
quotas, industrial
transfers are 100 per cent
retained by a ., family
operation. The board, will
buy back '50 percent of a
quota at 4 cents per pound
and the rest at an agreed
upon price. The limit s:et
for. milk producers is
9;999 pounds of milk.
The value of quotas
depends__on on the , type.of
commodity. Turkey
quotas are determined by
supOly and demand and
'broilers -• and 'egg=. quotas .
are; built into the cost of
thelarm. . •
'Egg ,quotas generally
run $10 to $12 peic*hen and
leasing. -,,.quotas' ou 'a
perOon to peir'son basis. is, .
usu lly.$2.60 per bird per',
r,]tear,►'said Mt Stott...,:;
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