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NO CHARGE 1200 ~ ‘ i} "l“ l“ W“ ’ "7 Q ' -â€"‘ 'i 5! a 3 chain, from the farmer to manufacturer to grocery , . . g i S. ‘ UPGRADE ' ‘ ' ”‘MQ‘N‘ ‘ ' 3313‘ “5 .§ store. someone is making money. According to recent ‘ ' . ' flag 3 media reports, nobody is planning any extended sum- .- - - . - égiéigggsgég mervacations. warm . DWI smut-um a 5 Within the retail side of the equation, dispatches 2011 ACCENTLSPOMSDR ' ‘83 w' H 0% ”n "any”! mi. 5&3 last week indicated less than ideal conditions. At NIGHWAY i tit-Mew rmm Acctmtsvomsm 53mm arm/rm fir 5 l ' Loblaws, risin fuel costs are. resulting in consumers (I . v . . . g 8 L SJUKIJKM ~§MPG . PAMNT mamas DESWNATIONLrtESiNLLUDED FLUSNST I gg En g g shopping less frequently and cutting their spending E; 33%! 1; E each trip. The company has determined that excessive ~ -, . , , a ‘5 § E price increases on store shelves can result in cus- 2011 TUCSON wcwtjrltgg‘sm Z)" SANTA FE wss'usvflrlfigmr 2011 SONATA gfilfihfinfi?“ 335;? {Egg tomers seeking cheaper alternatives. President Allan “1 _ g§ ‘ Leighton noted that two to three per cent inflation an (t! 23%?» .oupe' CV :fijugAlMâ€"nmm' (c’ {flfikxmv 5% igégéig be managed. however five per cent or more is a seri- ‘ . {a - ous pro em. I agigiggggggs Late last month Maple Leaf Foods president ‘ giftâ€"gags Michael McCain warned consumers to expect more Q‘ " " -" i g i 2 E - ”‘ price increases as the result of skyrocketing raw mate- ‘ 'g a; g; ii; rial costs. McCain warned attendees at Maple Leaf's - i at??? g 9% annual meeting that food inflation is a significant Elsi E: g: jig? global challenge. using the example of corn and wheat tm-wm immmm mumm a . Qty} i" prices rising by 95 and 102 per cent respectively over i a s 31.3%? 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PAYMENT . arigfig 3% debate would have noticed the issue of marketing Q ’Q' *' â€" . ““531" mm 1%: s .3 g boards did not appear on any agenda. Changing the - 2 ' “" h“‘ I ‘ "Mm ' C 5 ’j ~. giggg E: if system would probably result in political extinction ‘ . wwnasmgmvm ,xi. 3 V “Egg? ’ a: across rural Canada for any party considering such a l: \ , . ' .~ ‘ ’ Q 32 ii 'Elsg proposal. .. .. t. r \ ‘ :1 3 Perhaps surpnsmgly. the one source for posttrve (’ - Egiéigl is: . news appears to be the Grain Farmers of Ontario 1 5T i 3;; g (CFO). whose members produce corn. soybeans and ‘ 3!; as! fig wheat â€" the commodities McCain claims are placing "I g ‘ S Ma le Leaf under heavy pressure. Don Kenn . chair of ‘ Rift :3 “a at theFCFO recently stated that prices are goodynews for ’ “Eiéigégé farmers who have been experiencing years of low ( i A 5‘ g . gs?“ returns across the last decade. 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