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Cereals, News

White Flag Or Prudent Planning?

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A former chair of the Canadian Wheat Board says work should begin now on a compensation package for farmers if a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement kills the board. Ken Ritter says he is convinced there will be a WTO agreement given most nations’ desire to stimulate the world economy. The current WTO proposal singles
Cereals, Opinion

The Wheat Board — Or Not

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR The standard explanation in news reports is that AWB Ltd., formerly the Australian Wheat Board, last year lost its export monopoly due to fallout from AWB officials paying nearly $300 million in bribes to Saddam Hussein’s government as part of the “Oil-for-Food Scandal.” If so, it seems ironic that one of
Cereals, Crops

CWB Dials Back PROs For 2009-10

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Healthy wheat harvests and already-large supplies of barley have added to pressure on the Canadian Wheat Board’s September pool return outlooks (PROs) for 2009-10. Compared to August levels, the new PROs released Sept. 24 find wheat PROs ranging from down $13 to up $3 per tonne, while malting and feed barley values dropped by $12
Cereals, Crops

Canada Defends Wheat Board Monopoly At WTO

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Canada’s Conservative government is defending the Canadi an Wheat Board’s grain-marketing monopoly at World Trade Organization talks, even though it has long said it wants to scrap it, CWB chairman Larry Hill said Sept. 17. “We had good assurance from the Government of Canada that farmers’ (ability to) adhere to the single desk will be
News

Funds To Implement Food Safety

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The federal government will spend $75 million during the next few years to implement the 57 recommendations from special investigator Sheila Weatherill for preventing listeria and improving food safety. “We are making significant investments to hire more inspectors, update technologies and protocols and improve communication so that Canadians have the information they need to protect
Opinion

Ghost Of The Crow

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Afew years ago CBC’s “As it Happens” radio show host introduced a political panel on federal-provincial equalization with the question “Now that the Crowsnest rate is no longer an issue, is equalization destined to take its place as a synonym for ‘bore you to death?’” For those who participated in the
Cereals, Opinion

CWB promotion about supporting farmers’ product

Unfortunately, Gertrude Sawatzky was misinformed about the Canadian Wheat Board’s branding and advertising efforts (“CWB promotion waste of farmers’ money,” Co-operator, Aug. 27, page 5). The advertising budget is spent on ensuring Prairie farmers are aware of and informed about the CWB programs and services they can use – everything from notifying farmers of upcoming
Cereals, Crops

CWB Exploits Deregulation Down Under

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The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has taken advantage of Australia’s trouble exporting wheat following deregulation of its wheat industry, according to Rick Steinke, the CWB’s director of logistics. The Australian Wheat Board (AWB) lost its wheat export monopoly June 1, 2008 following the “oil-for-food” scandal. While the Australian government accredited 21 companies to export wheat,
Cereals, News

Farmers See Smaller Share Of Bigger Grocery Bill

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If a Winnipeg family wants to know how Canadian farmers’ wares are faring in the marketplace, they won’t find the answer on their grocery bill, a new study released by Keystone Agricultural Producers suggests. Shopping trips for the same basket of foods on May 10, 2008 and June 2, 2009 find the grocery bill for
Cereals, Hogs, Opinion

Letters – for Aug. 27, 2009

CWB promotion waste of farmers’ money Having been in the business world for over a decade before entering farming, we found our best advertisement didn’t cost us a cent. Simply, do a better job than your competition, be fair and honest, and business took care of itself. The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) does the exact

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