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22 THE RURAL VOICE
D a i r
The world of marketing hogs has
changed from the days of single
desk selling.
Hunsberger says.
But many among the co-op's
membership, which range in size
from producers of 500-1000 hogs to
25,000-30,000 hogs a year are
worried about market access,
Hunsberger says.
"Personally I have nbt seen any
evidence that major packers are
threatening to cut off producers
because of size," Hunsberger says.
"Nevertheless many members have
new confidence, feel more secure, in
the co-op."
One of those seeking market
security is Brussels -area
producer Dave Linton. Linton
was an early member of the co-op but
until recently didn't follow through
with a secondary payment to ensure
the co-op would buy his hogs. Now
he's on a waiting list to become a full
shipping member.
An outspoken former director of
Ontario Pork, Linton says many
producers he's spoken with are
worried about the possibility farmers
trying to sell into an open market
won't find a buyer in the future. The
price crash of 1998 when there were
too many hogs on the market for the
available hog processing capacity has
made producers painfully aware of
the importance of shackle space, he
says. This has been further
emphasized by those selling the
values of contracting who tell
producers they will be guaranteed
processing, Linton says.
Rumours circulating in the
industry warn there would be another
shortage of processing space in North
America's pork industry by as early
as this fall, though there are some