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Are Bailouts the Answer?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by OntAG Admin Aug 27, 2009.
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OntAG Admin replied to JoAnn M. Alumbaugh's discussion Are Bailouts the Answer?"Thanks to all of you who responded to our newsletter introduction last week on government action related to the pork industry crisis.
Producers on both sides of the border feel bail-outs are not the answer - they only prolong the inevitable. In…"
JoAnn M. Alumbaugh posted a discussionAre Bailouts the Answer?
Last Saturday, the Canadian government announced a comprehensive restructuring plan for pork producers, which includes key marketing initiatives, government-backed credit to help viable operations, and a “Hog Farm Transition Program.” The latter will allow producers to tender bids for the amount of funding they need to transition out of the hog industry and cease hog production.The U.S. pork industry is struggling as well. On Monday, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) asked for help…See More
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