Ministers’ response to grain crisis pathetic
by admin on Feb 26, 2014 in News Release
Minister needs to put single desk option on the grain transportation table (Pelly, Sk., February 26, 2014) Farmers facing huge cuts in grain prices, long delivery delays, and cash flow problems as they prepare for spring seeding find the response of the Federal and Provincial Agriculture Ministers to the grain crisis pathetic, observed Kyle Korneychuk, spokesperson for the Canadian Wheat Board...
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It is 18 months after Ottawa killed the CWB, grain is not moving and prairie prices have fallen by half on wheat and barley. Farmers are no longer being paid for their high protein wheat; Our major customers are complaining about delays and a lack of quality assurance so they’re going elsewhere. Even the western Australians are eating our lunch on feed barley. Could the fact they are on...
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