Ekka, the pork producers aren't GOING nuts, they are going BROKE. Last week, Stomp Pork Farms (2nd largest producer in Sask.) declared bankruptcy protection. They were said to be losing $50.00/hog. The price of pork at the grocery store has never gone down, and the farm gate price is stuck at $.50/lb. But it isn't from high cost of corn. There is virtually NO corn-fed pork or beef is Western Canada, they feed barley. The problem is that the middle-men are gouging the system every chance they get.
The farm gate price of our commodities is higher, but with rising input costs, there is little to no chance that net revenue is going to be higher. The problem is that Joe Urbanite, demands cheap food, and the only thing lower on the totem pole of life than an arborist is a FARMER. Trust me I know, I am both.
There is a bio-mass plant being built in Niapawin Sask. as we speak, the northern forest is at maturity, the wood and paper industry are in shambles, and the tree are at risk of distruction by insects and disease. Fuel might as well be produced from them.
My American friends ONLY interest in Canada is energy. They have their sites set on water when the oil pipeline runs dry. I hope they have a better plan than they did when they invaded Iraq, because we won't be allowing them to enter Canada WITHOUT a passport.
