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Pricing clause set
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The 1979 marketing
agreement for soybeans
marketed in Ontario was
concluded last Monday in
London.
A week ago,
negotiators arrived at an
impasse on the pricing
clause. The processor
members submitted
evidence to support a
demand in which the
pricing clause should
provide assurance that
rapeseed oil from
Western Canada,
benefitting from Federal
and Provincial gover-
nment assistance of
freight and crushing
incentive programs and
selling in the Toronto
market at three and a
half cents under soybean
oil, should be provided in
the pricing , clause.
•Processor -members
indicated the un-
dercutting of soybean oil
by rapeoil could lower the
soybean price by 22 cents
a bushel to the grower.
At last Monday's
meeting, the three
parties to negotiate,
namely, growers, dealers
and processors agreed to
a unified approach to
government to correct
the inequities the Ontario
soybean industry is ex-
periencing, resulting
from government
assistance programs to
the detriment of Ontario
soybeans.
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The pricing clause,
which establishes the
minimum price based on
the cost of imported
soybeans of ' equal
quality, was agreed to.,
The section referring to
pricing , in the event of
soybeans could not', be
imported, was revised to
indicat.e, "However,
should the processor -
members be unable to
import or process
soybeans competitively,
the nimimum price shall
be determined following
a meeting of the
negotiation agency to
substantiate the
prevailing market prices
for products. obtained
from processing Ontario
soybeans."
This clause prohibits
the processors from
indiscriminately
assessing the grower a
discount in price prior to
a duly called meeting of
the negotiating agency to
consider the request.
This year with
"brokers" being people
who purchase soybeans
for resale or processing
but do not receive
soybeans, being included
in the Marketing Plan
provides for all segments
of the trade. being in-
cluded in the agreement.
During ' . the' 1979
marketing year, the
negotiators approved a
change in the payme"nt
•
virontbent.
One of the most candid participants in the Royal for the company and the shareholders is the only This type of system can
Commission investigating food discounts has been yardstick for success, then Thomson Newspapers are be usedfor dry sow,
Frank. Warnock, president of M. Loeb Ltd.,.one of an -outstanding success. - -farrowing; or weaner
three companies which control IGA grocery stores. Getting back to Mr. Warnock, he said Safeway in areas, says Norrish.
He is a rugged -looking man, handsome in a down- Alberta can s-uccessfully block all competitors from Plan 3801, designed by
home manner. He could comfortably pose for one of getting choice locations. the Canada Plan Service,
those fancy liquor advertisements for expensive rye It seems to me this is not a healthy situation when k supplies detailed con -
or scotch. one company — and a yankee-based company at that-Atstruction instructions for
I haven't seen him for a couple of years, since he — has such clout in one province that it can sue- cantilever -floor ed
was one of the speakers at a Rural Learning cessfully keep all competition out of Alberta. farrowing pens. This plan
Association marketing seminar in Hespeler- Funny thing, though. Warnock told the commission can be obtained through
Cambridge. He was participating then in a panel of he didn't think restrictive legislation was necessary local offices of the
speakers. He said, at that time, that marketing boards which would block Ontario's large supermarkets from Ontario,Ministry of
for farmers were working and that farmers needed completely dominating the market. The -threat of such Agricultue and Food.
them to compete. legislation, he added, is sufficient to induce a
He seemed to be honest and straightforward. He discipline that ambition has ignored'.
hasn't changed if his performance at the hearings is a Now, Frank Warnock is n.gtnaive. He is a smart,
criterion. perhaps brilliant, hard-headed businessman. And a
What he said about food chains getting a, nice guy too. 1 don't think sabre -rattling will scare
stranglehold in Ontario makes a lot of sense to me multi -national conglomerates. I think tough
although he is obviously concerned about his own legislation is necessary and I've said it before in this
company. If this concentration of power continues, he column. When million -dollar bills are involved, it
said, consumers and the country will suffer. takes more than a few warnings by senior govern -
Safeway, an American owned company, has a ments to stop.some of the unconscionable acts that big
stranglehold in Alberta now because the company business is capable of implementing.
controls 67 percent of the Edmonton market;. I would agree that legislation favoring independent
The same company controls or owns' bakeries, businessmen is a•good approach. But it is just one
canneries and dairies much the same as the George approach.
Weston empire and the Argus Corp. in Ontario. These Sterner, more positive methods will work better..
conglomerates can control most food products right
through the entire chain from the time it leaves the
farm gate. -
"But the profits of this Canadian oligarchy
(Safeway) are flowing to the U.S. to improve Safeway
in American markets where the law permits neither
the mammoth share of market allowed in Canada, nor
the stranglehold of vertical integration which our
legislation accepts,"v, Warnock told the Royal Com-
mission into Discounting and Allowances in the Food
Industry.
He warned that a takeover of The Bay by George
Weston Ltd. — a. possibility that is remote now —
would .give tremendous advantage to Loblaws-Bay-
Zellers-Ziggy's-Zehrs-Supervalu conglomerate and
would make it extremely difficult, if not impossible,
for others to secure prime locations in shopping
centres.
The Weston conglomerate and Argus Corp. already
control more than 50 percent of the food chain in
Ontario.
I liked Dobbs' description of what may happen if
_ _ The Bay is bought by Thomson Newspapers Ltd.
"Just hire a sports writer and an astrology writer
and make The Bay a newspap:.r," he said.
If management is any criterion, Thomson
Newspapers have that ability. The chain hada profit
for the year endin'g December 31, 1978 of $56,559,103.
Revenue was $306,476,326. I suppose if making money
ean pact
section which previously
read that the dealer or
processor on demand
shall pay cash for
soybeans - .the w "on
demand" were de eted
and the words "by,
agreement" inserted.
This change was made to
assist dealers or
processors who normally
are on computers to write
cheques twice a week to
provide "agreement" as
to the cash settlement.
There was no change in
the dealer handling fee
for the 1979 marketing
year. However, with
increased energy costs in
natural gas and hydro
used for drying soybeans,
the negotiators agreed to
revise the drying charges
upward by 10 percent to
compensate for same.
The Ontario soybean
industry through the
grower's board has
requested Ottawa to
arrange a meeting with
Agriculture, Industry,
Trade and Commerce
and . Transportation to
review ' the concerns of '
the soybean people as it
relates to government
assistance to the crushing
industry.
Says Ontario government
doesn't take farm seriously
The recent budget
proves the Government
of Ontario does not take
agriculture seriously,
Ralph Barrie, First Vice-
president, Ontario
Federation of Agriculture
(-0-FA) said recently.
Newf1oors help pigs
A new type of flooring
system for swine barns
can reduce energy costs
and health problems in
swine operations, says
Garnet Norrish, Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture
and Food swine
specialist.
This system, developed
in Ontario, combines the
old solid concrete floor
system with the newer
slatted floor. . -
"There have been
problems with both of
these conventional
systems'," says Norrish.
"Removing manure from
solid floor pens is time-
consuming hard work.
"Slatted floors,
although they make
maure 'handling easier,
are drafty for the
animals. As a result,
more energy is required
to heat the barn."
The cantilever floor
combines the best
features of both systems.
The front of the stall has a
solid concrete floor. The
back of the stall has a
slatted floor which is
suspended over an open
gutter.
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This system makes
maure handling simple
and inexpensive. Manure
falls through the slatted
floor into the open gutter.
The gutter can be flushed
out with water, or
scraped.
Guttters can be cleaned
easily and quickly using a
long scraper designed
especially for this
flooring system. The
scraper, which resembles
a long -crooked hockey
stick, is pushedalong the
edge of the gutter, to
scrape under the slatted
floor. The only energy,
required to operate this
piece of equipment isa
bit of muscle power.
The cantilever flooring
• system also reduces
health problems, says
Mr. Norrish.
Since the front of the
pen has a solid floor, the
pig can rest comfortably,
free from drafts. The..
slatted floor at the rear of
the pen ensures a tidy,
dry, disease-free en -
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He explained, the
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budget has only gone up
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government -expenditures
increased 7.4 percent.
"When inflaa.Eion is
taken into account, this
means agriculture's
budget has been cut by at
least seven,pe Bent. Once
again, farmers got the
short end of the stick," he
said.
Barrie pointed out,
previous budget cuts
have already hurt the
services provided for
farmers.
"Last year, OMAF
reduced its staff by 3.6
percent and we can ex-
pect still further cuts this
year," he said.
Consumers and the
economy would even-
tually have to pay for this
short-sightedness,he
said. Each of Ontario's
77,000 -farmers cannot be
expected to do his own
research and develop-
ment. As a result,
governments are
necessary to provide the
means for farmers to
continue to improve their
productivity.
"The government's
cutbacks will hurt
prodf9ction potential and
that can only add to
higher food prices and
more pressure on far-
mers' incomes", Barrie
said.
He added, the reason
for, the government's
neglect of agriculture are
beyond him. The
government obviously
wants to create jobs and
stimulate the economy,
but it is ignoring a major.
opportunity in farming.
Ontario is far from self-
sufficient in food and
increased production
would yield tens of
thousands of new jobs.
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Barrie concluded that
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must feel very disap-
pointed at being so let
down by his cabinet
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