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40 THE RURAL VOICE
NEWS
U.S. PRODUCERS
FAVOUR FREE TRADE
The U.S. countervail tariff of
three cents a pound on Canadian
hogs may be lowered by 30 to 40
per cent, according to Bill Vaags,
president of the Canadian Pork
Council.
Vaags told delegates at the semi-
annual meeting of the Ontario
Pork Producers Marketing Board
(OPPMB) that the CPC's presen-
tations on the subject were well-
received by the Americans.
American officials will be com-
ing to Canada to verify the data
presented to them and Vaags, a
pork producer from Manitoba,
asked farmers to co-operate fully
when the Americans ask to see
their books.
A final decision by the U.S. In-
ternational Trade Commission is
expected in August 1987. If Cana-
dian figures are accepted, Vaags
said, any amount levied above the
Canadian calculations will then be
rebated.
At the same time, he said,
American pork producers are ask-
ing for an extension of tariffs to
pork cuts, which are presently ex-
empt.
Delegates were also told that
American hog producers, like the
OPPMB, favour free trade in hogs
and pork. But, said OPPMB
Chairman Thomas Smith, Ameri-
can hogs are not free from pseudo
rabies, and "we are not convinced
that the control mechanisms in the
States would provide adequate
protection from a disease that has
the potential to be a disaster for
the Canadian hog industry."
At present American live hogs
must be quarantined before they
are allowed into Canada. ❑AV
HERD DISPERSALS
Two prominent Huron and
Perth County Holstein herds are to
be dispersed this month: the
master breeders herds of Rayel
Farms, owned by Allan Wylie and
sons, Clifford, and Stonetown
Farms Ltd., owned by Dave and
Don Stevens, St. Marys.
The Stonetown Farms herd will
be dispersed at the farm in St.
Marys on October 22, starting at-