No choice for farmers
Does anybody remember that one of the promises of so-called marketing freedom was that farmers would have more choice in who they sell their grain to? Of course the customers who actually buy grain only want it in ship-load lots. That means the production from 30,000 or so acres, reliably delivered in exactly consistent lots every week. Selling directly to customers like that is just beyond the...
Read MoreProducer cars withering
by admin on Jul 16, 2013 in News Release
Producer cars withering – farm group calls for open access to terminal elevators (Regina, July 16, 2013) Recent numbers obtained by the Canadian Wheat Board Alliance (CWBA) show that producer car shipments are down by almost 40% from last year.* “This means farmers have lost at least five million dollars ” noted Bill Gehl, chairperson of the CWBA. “Clearly the private sector is...
Read MoreLet us pray
It used to be said that farmers prayed for a good crop and the private trade preyed on a good crop. With the anticipated end of our single desk Canadian Wheat Board, it looks like we are there again. Minister Ritz claimed there would be more choice and freedom without our single desk. The sale of Viterra underlines just how faulty that logic was. After the Wheat Pool cooperatives were...
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