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Copyright ©
2001 Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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SEPTEMBER 2002
FARM FACTS
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Per cent drop in Canadian wheat production from 2001
season
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. . . . . . 40
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The last year Canada had wheat production this low
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. . . . . . 1974
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Cost of sending a tonne of hay from Ottawa to Alberta
by train flat car
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. . . . . .$250
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Price per tonne of local hay in Alberta
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. . . . . .$120-$180
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Number of tonnes of hay shortfall in Alberta for
cattle
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. . . . . . 400,000
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Number of 10 beef champions in 1994 Ohio beef shows
found to have been injected with an illegal substance
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. . . . . . 7
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