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letlers veswret:ietedbY Bob Trotter, Eidale Rd tamos_0nt N3B 2C7 ; y
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Those crazy, mixed -u food ,rices. .
P P report Was tabled in 'Ottawa suggesting that, if, the egg
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CogslfMers are howling abo0t the price of .beef. It costs_ marketing agency were disbanded and Canada s borders .
#adore tligo X3;60 a pound for sirloin steak. opened for. im orts,; eggs would drop in price almost ,•
B ou_ like to' live i' :Bel i where the. P P 8 P
At hgwAuvQilld n 41?n .er immediately between nine and 14:cents a'dozen.
mar A 1 . .
sange cut costs;$6,90 a pound? Or hoW about Den, k hats possible, of course, Cana tan,farmers lost move
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wht resrloinayexa ed.more than $9 a ` quhd'last month or
, g , F for-' years trying to fbduce eggs' in this country, until. -
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° "" e• -`in Britain where' housewives were over. You n be sue lot of egg rs
Paying $5.90;a pound in CEM took o ,e_ , ca r _ a J;g Produce..
Ion on su etmarkets? .. k
p _ .: • Would ;go broke in only a few. months if the • agency was.
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And: you complain about c4icken pries which'are set by disbanded and the chaos returned" to what it
Was 10 years
`the cilckemiptoducers-marketing board? Prices here are ago,
around $1.07 a pound asthis is written, Bqt in,Swifzerland CEMA• ,is no# taking the; accusations lying doyen, An.
chicken- was bein � sold at $1,65 A. pound, :In .Brussels, itid endent consultant Was hired,. firm found
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Bel um again, the price, was. '$1.67 a,, ound' I' ;. r ; , ,
Canada s econom co, $250 million without CEMA;
Belgium _ g __.., t p i p y, Junior Far ` cis ion of On a to
The Ju mens .Also t # .r
Stockholm, n the price w , $2 16 a: -ound: - 7 �5, .ears old•.this. p,R,2, Hensallx 1Nen.dy Arltistron , R.R.4, Wingham. 2nd.row
m, Swede , epi as .. , ,..;. , �, .. The roductJon'cuts-that Canadian, farmers. would have;to'. ,
_,. _._ __ _ ,.. - eld' ' uaL - I ctal oClfer e.recer L ,ln_' J2 on o. .
_ .... ear. h _. 3# _ann. _ PrQY..n
D : you know. hat; the dor J ane a worker aid --for r Y..C_ 1�,. ,..._ err. PJatzer R:R 1..,Auburn .Rand ._1�1l�ison ;.L3_R,:4 ,Seafort .----..-, --
o Y, w. _ P.. aF? s P make would cost'more than..3;W poultry workers -.their y Y , Y . 7 �1,
rlo a -month. a o? Fxgctl : $18 a ound! And chicken esen in urOn Cou are fro e: left 1st` row"_Ralph
S# ,�tl, «, ... g _ ... .. .y. p obs.. As if we haven t, of endo h workers on Re _ f . 9 H .. _ Rty , 171, th ,_ _ , ,'Bill, ArmS.trOn R, R.4 W ham^ 1�ImRiley,i
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: ,,. „ -Armstrong, , ., lag A .:Seafort J m
was. e n -advertised at ,onl $1,88 a ound..
b..t g. -y. P unem 10 meat now, so R; R. S afor h Roger Morrison, R.R. Seaforth
•,. ,.p. y , , .. ,. ...., 'prices .Mord... n,
4, ..e _ orth; g.. I . ,, 4, , , Phelan;:, 1979 PresicJent 'Junior: Farmers' Associ tion of
o ou o `ire ' ell -s . e b'
N ., d . bt about if --Canadians: .,_,.ar g w ere. d Y Dunn CEMA s, first: fie ears in o eration aces to �Rill-• ' `a
g v, x . P P Deb Armstrony4 Win ham Doroth , 1lan• :Esbroech
J, .. , 9 Y . , Ontario,.. Cliff Hicks • R,R,1 Crediton,:
Canadian a less for food,ffian an other nation ,.
farmers.. ,P, Y Y egg farmefis. went u only .23.2 pays cent. purng the same
in world.. Yet man want,. to cuttle •the' marketm
thes _ .. g eriod' Wages, ' in u' jumped 77 7 per cent .and..the • '
., y .,.: : p _ g- , n, .d- stry J...• _P:. - P-: , _. _ :.':
boards:farrnershave. so ainstakin l . or amzed duan the o nt • 55 5. r cent
• .:- , P . g Y g . g c nsumer food index `we . up pe .
last 20..or 30: ears. Com Taints are heard re ularl from
Y . • P g y - 1n.bther`words, as, bas been, said ime and. ttme again in
m o o he con m ab ut marketm ' boards n n V : ■ ■ any:: spot rs, f t „e oY 4 g thtscorner, food nces.hayenot um ed as•hi h inthe last ana...! I/ ■ .! o ears
1 't ose a bard ;who ork on quo s s "e
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es ectal . b... few .o s,_ w a q Y, k. m,, ecade. s almost. eve otherae for of the' economy.:- -
P y. d a, every c.
' nd' the ,: -
o rds that eta the the . jrl Eft eproducta
b a d rm how t m as thou h ou ares endin
4 Y: g. And,. es; Lkn 1 I see'.. g y. g sa arrells mCanada-and specialization. .
,.y P , . BY RHEA: RAMILTON : " W P
: .. • . set up; a more valuable food consider a six to seven year ' '
those, uotas to producers.: more on food. the w'w rk A'b d im act . n items 9. ..:,r nada is on t e road to. Y no ; o in Canada as a p o _, t system' as o osed to. one pro rain . #o ..a'void ''tim ers `
zfe o h ,m t im octan
marketing. boards in Canada ,
Ca hpp_ . o P g JP _„
O . .__.. But take a good look n the food basket,ne t time:,Hovu w • e e is au ed i
g 1 malnutrition • a d ell . as the thtrd .. wofild .,h r e & . by companies es eared to rofit. (short term roducers ... He
is the Canadian E Marketin A enc (CEIv1A). A•recent t are in h a e ts--toile
pover ty, n : g P .... P )
t ere? P p r produc , t countries.. brtn in an fret#s and. also ' ec
gg g g . Y many non food i ems. hun er if the resent da g g - r omrnended that the
g P y x other
tissue, facial tissue' kitchen t slue--s.oft drinks . hard, are ?
In. th r business •Gerrit
' t ' trends continue,; This: Although Canadians are: vegetables from countries payments be, made ever
. sseltnk and Peter
d sanitary in lunch b s : •. .
items, do food, cat foo _, napk s, ag not starvtn a tr nd .is tike Mexico where the labour Yn. ` e" .
g ,warning. came from Dennis g , _ _ e uarter as.o osed,.to once a
a•..,g.
Yah `I)rtel werv%A eted as''..9
wrapping, a er : hand' lotion': dru s everything',from.
evident -with the count is chea Mr. Howlett ointed ear to make ,it beneficial to .
PP g- P P... ,, .. g. , ., Ilowlet. as he _ sp .tie to rY P P Y
Y�° new dtreetors. to the board.
elbows almost
-to ele ants because the supermarkets. are m ortin • `more . and more out.
1? members of the Central. P., gboth, wearner and.: finishing
, . replacing. two retirii.i board.
getting more and more chunks out.of the consumer dollar food an ex in . : ar E1 hi t f r a t n came g
g g Huron Christian . Farmers,. „.. d port g 1 ge Il t. s n o m t ooperations.
All the.time: . ,.. uanttties of only .a' few raw : from a :stud , prepared b
members, Mike" Dykstra and..',
it. is food? FedgrAtion, Wednesday 9. _ Y Y. P P Y. Mr. Jon 'an,reported,that '.
e f m a. second, •:. i , How mucic of f ;. ' .', • . - ,� , _ :, food `roducfs''. This, is on o GATT FLY -and o dill Van Reenen
.. _ —.-.; .. , _._.-�.: evenin in Clinton, P , , . tlie.'commissipn thought the,
hose same chain stones are citta bi er ,ever year. g
g. g gg y,y the first indica#ions. study, they ,offered alterna , Chairman Bill -Jon a an:' ro rani would tie too and to
;,:: „•,:; Mr. Howlet is.a member of
In•",y969 :chain stores. tabbed 48.4 per cent of roee '
g p, g ry dependency :on few ex oris;, 'tfxes. to this roblem,. ave a' brief'• re ort. on .the : t I' en ,'when the rices:
sales>.Ten. ears later, in 1979 those chain.stores ,
GATT. FLY, : a protect of P y I#, .. >, P g, l ndP„m .t . _ p ,
,.. ...When 'rices ; , f►pctuate. < :The;.. concept :of self- Farrrl Income : Stabilization- were, high- and, that late
:Y .. :. ' Canadian ..churches workm P. , .. ,P „ g_
i 6. cent'., "o 'the,• r
had cabbed a who n 0 4 erf grocery : . , ” , ,
• g PP g . , : P,, ...,, g ry , , . de endent countries on that :reliance is. the ,.kd and the Contmisston • of . Ontario ' ' � ` i -'
, .,, ., ,.,;.,., .,, for; lobs! economic. Justice. P ( y t o .of ,entries should have,: a st tiff
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g
dollar accordin <to a. surve conducted b Maclean -~ <-
g Y y roduct') sit on the ver e :of, ..group `has ubltshed a ers .: which h as 'member. -•The
._. ,. .. : The name GATT . FLY, a P .. g g P' .., P P P : e. a p �. Penalty, '.,:,.The .commission
ti Rese rch Bureau. The fi u es ere. ublrshed in a
iIu ter ... a g fi „ P bankru tc .and allow forei tr, and am hlets with rou s a
a on. the words -gadfly. P Y g P . _F , . _ g P l n now .covers corn winter also considered at se ara#e ..
.. ., s rid'
g,.y ,
:... ,
recent issue of Canadian Grocer Ma aztne.. A chain store
s g , investment in to•:o set the, that<are'workin towards thaf wheat• .and.' white beans, 'To weaner la ti c '
and the, General A reement g n .too dtffic It t
- oro ors
the surve n fes is an coma : with f u r ore st e
o_ n ., m
y , P Y . roblem. , oat. cover";beef or ho roducers, ;Sm lye, Mr: '.'lone'an•
on .:Tarn s: and, Trade P ... g. g P menti,,..., J,. .
.controlled. b .one ;owner..., �' .:
, ..Y The second tndicafion is ,. In the end it is a olittcal . ,
G whtch is an B the rou ,must be a roach said•,
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(GATT) g P PP
h clout of.the chains: increases ever ear..To those
T e Y Y the .ex orfs om out in the stru le r: Howlet said.
„.,, . • i al_ rade forum. P g g. ... -gg M ed b the commodity : rou •The rou 'also,.dtscussed
tnternat on r Y Y :g .P g P
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h t'"
who would' disband mark. boards I can onl sa a - -
g. Y Y t , raw state:' said Mr, owlet: '. We' -anal a eo a will : _
- w , - _ he n us r sitz (C a, n l.) which :hasn:a,been done et. the federalproposal,:for a
h
instituted,b t e'' t d t t P., P. Y
0 o r anadtans will:be.mcreas n 1 at the, P
with .utthese.b ,a. ds, C t
gy, , While im orfs continue,.to ,have to,,decide what ohmes, Mr. 7o an xec mended_ OOJo
,_ . ... ., .: ... , .. ed 'countries to reduce. trade, , .., -P p ., ngeJ om. i uaranteed. s#abtltza-;
.,
mere of less tha half a dozen'su ermarket chains who g
n.. P... rise he crude. coducts ose and r formsare tiecessar
•.' y,: , , , :. , ,, , , •• barriers and enlar a lobs! . , P . l - e y to to, the :commission .that the tion
} � g g Y.. _P
are anterested' onl in their own rofit tcture. r .
Q. ++ Y : P P..:. ground making the `balance.:,
Bu
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y
Markettn 'bo ids rna .beahe.on'1 thin standin .m the.: -
g, . a Y, y- g. g . of a ments'uneven'!'
,- _,. 'While;worktn with issues.. ..P,Y
;11 to
way of sta anon �f the chains have• food rices a
Y rv, ,, P 1 Iere the count'rtes,lose the
related:. to. third world .
themselves• . /
0 ortuntt. ,:of more ,obs
e he or a tza t Y J
countri s t g. n ton PP,;:
- - throu` li rocessin " t etc o n
g P g
h w
Don� t ble
:; Mrlk meetin : ins e , ; •
D e
., � trials
_ .. .,::.. - ,. , .:..Another'point�. is
_.
uron •Count ,milk o _ / ;
_the.' •
,. Y .P . cancentrahon of land in
ducers
are reminded of their
f.
fe a „r<t
, . « _ w r a d .., fewer,•:,...hands, :
Annual-Meetth .beth .het
:, � g g d` . ile? ::liar e: W
, .. _, nets. can
b .. -.:. �+,. ten+ a. ..•'.:•. :.�. ..� -'r,Wh
VYelt�r>I : ,.� _. ,, , >, ... _. : on Frida , .March 28th 1980.. "•
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. • at 00: m. h ;
t t.. the tat on::
0
1, P s arp, in the rices' sena e r
Brusse s Seaforth
., .:.. � P .: ; , small , .own rs "Are'
Au _..orium, Ro al Canadian ;
Y squeezed out. Therefore ,the
r'
a ion 1
b g
C inton _Ontario. .
4 hun''er increase's *it
.the ,
2'T 052T
887 9261 5 .
G s ,•,
ue t speaker. ,will be. lY1r..
. p • :..:. ". ::. food roduction.a:. -
;, Kenneth
McKinnon Chair
;. ::, .• ,. � , .� : � .... � •Irrthe•'third' world�coun'tr=
m o /
an f M; M. �.
�, �/ / / ie there . is'.. hun er" and