Can the Canadian Wheat Board survive without the “single desk?” Anyone considering the question would do well to consider the following:
Why should the Canadian Wheat Board absorb the cost of branding Canadian wheat, absorb the cost of promotion and working on sales of Canadian wheat, absorb the cost of dealing with trade issues; absorb the cost of dealing with transportation issues such as unfair treatment by CN and CP, absorb the cost of protecting farmers’ rights to producer cars, when any grain dealer or individuals other than the CWB will benefit from all that
