Ontario beef industry assesses fallout from processor's suspension

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The temporary closure of XL Foods Inc. causes uncertainty for Western Canadian beef producers

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No matter what price the cattle men get, the price to us consumers will in all likelihood go UP.

I am surprised to hear how little concern there is over the closing of the Xl plant As a cattleman myself, I seen first hand today the lower prices at the weekly cattle auction.

There couldn't be a worse time for this to happen then now,
beef cattle are coming off grass and destine for sales barns were feed lot buyers normally buy but there pens are full and they cant buy our stockers and this will depresses the farm gate price for live cattle.

At 4,000 head per day they are unable to slaughter we are already carrying 20,000 plus more cattle then we should be up until today as this number climbs it spell low prices many farmers cant hold their grass cattle any long and have to move them and move now, regardless of the weakening prices.

This is such an important reason for supporting small scale family run butcher shops, in our own communities.

The government should be bending over backwards to aid rural butcher shops because of how vital they are to the rural economy.

If you like what the Practical farmers of Ontario stand for please join us in our fight to protect farmers rights and livelyhoods

www.practicalfarmersontario.ca

Sean McGivern
Practical Farmers of Ontario

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