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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-04-26, Page 32PAGE 12A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY APRIL 26, 1979 Pricing clause set N 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. w soy 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. bne loot in lUrroW'_"ca.& "MMIN! • Letters are app'ec,ated by Bob Trotter Eldale Rd Elm.ra Oni N38 2C 7 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. 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Phone 395-5206 SPRING LUBE SALE NOW ON AT EDWARD FUELS 202 Anglesec St. Goderich Shell helps • Financial assistance • Management counselling (CASE) • Management training • Information on government programs for business Can we help you? r See our Representatives - BOB FURTNEY AND/OR BOB PEARCE at: THE BEDFORD HOTEL GODERICH, ONTARIO, EVERY TUESDAY On: (Next Visit: Tues. May 1, 1979) . FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BAN (Branch Office Address) For prior information call 271-5650 or write 1036 Ontario Street Stratford, Ontario. He explained, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food budget has only gone up 1.5 percent, while total 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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