The State of VA and some leaders of Pittsylvania County want to sell us down the chicken river which consists of Corporate County Style business which uses huge amounts of water from our local impaired waters plus ripe off the farmers! Abusive Poultry Contracts Require Government Action: Contracts Require Expensive Capital Investments Although the poultry contracts only last a few weeks, growers can be stuck with debt loads that last for five to 15 years.18 Many integrators demand that poultry growers invest in significant upgrades to broiler houses and other equipment to secure contracts.19 In 2005, half (49 percent) of poultry growers were required to make these capital upgrades.20 New broiler houses are extraordinarily expensive and can run between $350,000 and $750,000 for the two houses that most growers use.21 A single large broiler house can cost $300,000.22 Between 2004 and 2006, poultry operators spent $650 million in capital upgrades to their existing facilities, averaging $38,000 per operator, with one farm in six investing an additional $50,000.23 For most growers in the Southeast, Arkansas and the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, broiler houses are typically many times more expensive than the growers’ homes. documents.foodandwaterwatch.org/doc/PoultryCompetition-web.pdf
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:21:55 +0000
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