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J has yee " 3 ‘ops we experienced last summer in fresh C\] By SHIRLEYAN ENGLISH § fmTiftls xi(]llucgfsomg’ean higtger prices than last year for 1972 will probably be known as the year Mother Nature processed fruits and vegetables. : '\ would not coâ€"operate. There‘s more bad news yet. Although the movement l:)if lpo- e Last January severe fluctuations in temperature killed _ {atoes from storage to market is running 39bp::r ‘t:'e:;]t dg0 :‘(lslll' peach buds in orchards in the Leamington area which PrOV~â€" _ than last year, the supply of potatoes is ;“ slantla fil A4 ‘ ide 20 per cent of the province‘s crop. This, coupled with inâ€" this year and prices ‘Y'“ be much higher t an last year. 4 creased demand from the United States, shoved up the price Webster confirmed this. e y am tss of peaches from the Niagara region. | Ex Then, a cool wet summer hurt our cherries and strawherâ€" The Canadian crop is estimated to be 176;Jer gf;tebell;;\gdhhi â€"-O ries and nearly ruined the tomato crop. Luckily, frost held 1971 level, and 19 per cent below the 1965â€" $ ?Xfl liofi dendred. off ‘until second plantings could be harvested. tion was predicted_in Octobfsr’ to'bem?](; f (D This same wet weather reduced harvests of feed crops for weight compared with 48.8 million in ns i atan. ’so ty cattle in the east, increasing the farmer‘s costs. Overall, the The crop is also considerably lower in United Sta Q) crop was down about three per cent across Canada. Herb will not be able to get supplies from there, f Heimbecker, a feed broker in Toronto, said: "By the end of Onions, carrots, cabbage and rutabagas are also 1.n reâ€" I L__ â€" _ July, we will have cleaned up all available supplies of barley duged su,pply and prices will be "firm" which means higher. from out west and corn here in the east . .. so we HAVE to hich have been cireulating that beef producers Qâ€" have argaod eropa is "1aiheh o wlod 2s ) ciine! P 4C nan ied ca ol Rum{:);; wt(;creduce their herds due to increased. cost. of the end of July). e ;ZZI(.]e a?e n%t true. Charles Gracey, president of the Canadi.an L/) But Mother Nature was not finished. A severe frost in Caliâ€" Cattlemen‘s Association, said the increase is a painful reality fornia in December has done extensive‘ damage to the orange ddeato merre cjuced su;)ply of corn and soybeans. Feed is q) crop and already prices are rising. Newton Webster of Websâ€" _( ore expensive than in previous years. ter Fruit told me the price has risen from 50 cents to $1.50 : mHowév%r he pointed out that it is difficult to reduce herds * -O per case lot, depending on the size of orange. Already he has frexise pr’odu cers have already bought them and have to e found oranges with frost damage in supplies he received reâ€" fcfe d them. There are two types of beef farmers â€" those who maedl f cently. have a commercial cow herd â€" that is they breed cows <o He has heard nothing from California on the extent of the produce calves â€" and those who have feed lots, that is they , damage and has been able to obtain supplies, although he buy calves after they are weaned then feed them for marâ€" had difficulty getting the larger sizes for Christmas. ket. â€" aÂ¥; \n A broker at Sunkist Growers in Toronto said the total frost Farmers may market cattle at a lighter weight than in damage is still not known. Although Central California was * peot g ) hit by the fiveâ€"night freeze in midâ€"December, Southern Caliâ€" past years he said, because costs increase as cattle become fornia was not hit until last week. They are now having probâ€" heavier. But he expects the total tonnage marketed in 1973 to Â¥*~> lems with heavy winds in that area. l be six per cent higher than in 1972. +.: fi;w) According to The Pack_cr. a .weckl_\,' newspaper for the fruit Oneâ€"third more beef is now being raised than in 1939: M es and \r(zgctzzl)lc industry in Umted States,. freezing began the Gracey said, and the results of this will be seen in 1974’:2-@.'3 m_(t)ll‘mtn: of D;zc. 9 m;d qontxpt:ecltle\’ellwf n{)%ht .thl‘t(;ughs DO?I- 13 1975. The decision to reduce herds rests with the farmer who d ’ with temperatures dipping into the low 20s in the San Joaâ€" has a d‘â€" es y nnnpopmensimnentomsrmeyss | c yop cow herd â€" the breeder but that has not happened ‘"Some of those nights saw the temperature stay below the <iifap e 7 o O critical 26 degree level for as much as 12 hours. Daytime sunf i?:); afi) enfo;x(;,g h calves now to raise the pgr capita conâ€" temperatures stayed in the 30 and low 40â€"degree range, denyâ€" t of neet 10 more pounds, to 100 pounds in 1975". | =fâ€"â€"â€" _ ing fruit enough warmth to stave off the ‘next night‘s freeze. In fact 10â€"12 per cent more calves were born last spring The navel crop in the San Joaquin Valley was being harâ€" th‘a‘n the year before, Mr. Gracey said. vested when the freeze hit with about 15 to 20 per cent of Those who say beef is in short supply have missed the Q) picking completed. Some shippers were rating the damage at mark!". â€" 50 to 60 per cent of the navel crop. The San Joaquin Valley He added beef prices are at a satisfactory level as far as U‘ produces about 50 per cent of the total Californiaâ€"Arizona orâ€" producers are concerned and consumers are buying in record 4 ange crop with about 70 per cent of that crop in navel orâ€" quantities. Prices should remain unchanged. * (U anges. The df:panment of agriculture reports pork -supplies are In the Sacramento area where temperatures dropped even expected to be lower during the first half of 1973 so prices lower, reports indicate that damage could run as high as 100 mfty rise but should drop in the last half of the year. Poultry esn jet cent.. 7 brices are expected to remain stable and supplies should be Protective measures taken by growers proved ineffective ample. 6 (U as the freeze was accompanied by a high or nonâ€"existent ceilâ€" | â€"*â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" W.1. Met in Stratford ‘ S ing that allowed warmth from heaters to dissipate in the atâ€" â€" The Lakeside Women‘s Instiâ€" _ â€"â€"=â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" â€"D mosphere above the orchards and wind machines were tute held their November meetâ€" turned off to avoid further. chilling the fruit. ing in Stratford on Wednesday. Protective measures worked for lemon producers and the Two places of interest were . q__. crop now being harvested was not damaged although small visited. At the Stratford Ceraâ€" "button fruit". slated for market later in the year was hurt. mics Centre, Mrs. Racz explainâ€" â€" q) Grapefruit, tangerines and other citrus fruit seem to have ed the making and finishing of | come through without damage .but. cauliflower and artiâ€" ceramic ornaments and other i __C chokes were hit, i crafts. The tour through Stratâ€" Mr. W_eb‘sterb ‘Sa‘ld cauliflower prices have beenâ€" high and ford Textiles with the knitting | noofpmmmsie last week supplies were impossible to obtain, although he reâ€" machines. and. many operators | (‘O ceived some this week from Toronto. at work proved to be very | Back in Canada, Agriculture Canada, in their Food Foreâ€" interesting. § q) cast for ©73 predict the supply of apples in the first half of Lunch was enjoyed at the | the Ayear will be §maller, resulting in higher prices. They reâ€" «. Drama ~Restaurant where a | port that stocks in storage are five per cent smaller than a short meeting was held. The | j > year ago, partlcula.rly. in the Maritimes, Quebec and Ontario. y committee in charge was Mrs. 1 r'I;th; 1;38;2!; (f:(;; ttl:)xsesoluldt be t?e incr?ase in exports which Ross McCorquodale, Mrs. Jared | | menniten=cenno ast year fromâ€"31.5 million pounds. to ‘ Vlmr}g and Mrs. Robert Holden. ‘, ud 1. DPOuntSs. * A 'Thlnls Stratford tour was very N much enjoyed. o â€" | i, en K |