The appeal was filed in June, but put on hold at the request
of the association which was negotiating with the chicken board.
The public hearings are now set for March 30 to April 1 at
the headquarter of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Appeal Tribunal in Guelph.
The appeal is against the refusal of the Chicken Farmers of
Ontario to accept its proposals for allocating birds to plants and for imposing
penalties for failure to purchase mandated levels of chicken.
The AOCP has not responded to requests for more information
about what it’s seeking from the tribunal.
Tribunal chairman Kirk Wahlstedt said the processors and the
board continue to try to resolve the issues.
It is the second time the appeal has been revived since it
was first filed.
