RE: Major jump in seed prices................

I know the exchange rate has been hurting our northern neighbors but I
didn't realize it had gotten this bad.  This is more like pesos than
Canadian dollars.  What were these seeds that went so high?  Has anybody
contacted the people from Guiness yet?  That should be worth publishing in
their book.  $17,000 Canadian for a seed of any kind has to be a record.  I
guess the weighoff prize money will be good this year in Canada.  Some
growers kid is going to find him or herself going to a community college
this fall instead of that big 4 year university I'll bet.

Chris Michalec
Covington, WA

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Paul McIntyre [SMTP:pumpkin@istar.ca]
> Sent:	Sunday, April 01, 2001 6:44 PM
> To:	pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Cc:	Bob and Alice Attaway; Dave McCallam; Rock Rivard; Shellie Cramer;
> J&S LaRue
> Subject:	Major jump in seed prices................
> 
> At the Canadian Giant pumpkin growers seminar in Guelph Ontario this 
> weekend there was a casino night on Saturday night.
>  
> After the casino closed some top quality seeds were auctioned off:
>  
> The first seed was sold for more than $ 4000.00
> The second went for around 7500 dollars and the best
> seed was auction last and went for an amazing price 
> of over $ 17,000.00 dollars. 
>  
> This can be verified by anyone that was in attendance on the Saturday
> night event before the seminar on Sunday.
>  
> Some of who are on line and were there are
>  
> Rock Rivard 
> Joe Pukos
> Gene Butzer
> Ron Wallace
> Nic Welty
> Bruce Kaye
> Glenn Cheam
>  
> and many others, what an exciting auction, glad I didn't miss it.

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