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KAP Revisits CWB Voter Policy – for Aug. 19, 2010

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The Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is rethinking its position on which farmers should get a ballot in Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) director elections. The issue was referred to KAP’s grain and oilseed committee during KAP’s general council meeting here July 22. “We need to revisit this and make sure everybody is comfortable with the position
Cereals, Opinion

An Appeal To The Prime Minister – for Aug. 12, 2010

Groups representing Prairie farmers have appealed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to do something about excessive railway profits at the expense of farmers. This is the letter they sent June 29. We, the undersigned, call on the Government of Canada to immediately undertake a full costing review of the railway revenue cap on grain transportation.
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

News From Eastern Europe Sparks Wheat-Buying Frenzy – for Aug. 12, 2010

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For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. ICE Futures Canada canola futures continued to break into new bullish territory during the week ended Aug. 6, with the most actively traded November contract gaining $10 to close at a fresh contract high of $469 per tonne. Winnipeg canola
Cereals, News

CWB Will Push For More Farmer Control – for Aug. 12, 2010

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“What I’m hearing from farmers is they do want more control over their own democracy, they want clearer rules when it comes to election of directors, fewer directives from Ottawa and only used in exceptional circumstances.” Making sure farm-e rs control the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and not the federal government has become a top
Cereals, News

Wheat Markets Up 50 Per Cent – for Aug. 12, 2010

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The hottest run-up in the wheat market since 2008 prompted the Canadian Wheat Board to issue a special market advisory last week to alert farmers to potential pricing opportunities. David Boyes, the board’s commodity risk manager, said two market fundamentals – severe drought in Russia and excessive moisture cutting production in Western Canada – were
Cereals, Opinion

An Appeal To The Prime Minister – for Aug. 12, 2010

Groups representing Prairie farmers have appealed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to do something about excessive railway profits at the expense of farmers. This is the letter they sent June 29. We, the undersigned, call on the Government of Canada to immediately undertake a full costing review of the railway revenue cap on grain transportation.
Cereals, News

CWB Will Push For More Farmer Control – for Aug. 12, 2010

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Making sure farm-e rs control the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and not the federal government has become a top priority for CWB chair Allen Oberg and the CWB’s board of directors. The CWB’s board voted at its meeting last month to clarify and enhance farmer control of the marketing agency, Oberg, who farms at Forestberg,
Cereals, News

Wheat Markets Up 50 Per Cent – for Aug. 12, 2010

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The hottest run-up in the wheat market since 2008 prompted the Canadian Wheat Board to issue a special market advisory last week to alert farmers to potential pricing opportunities. David Boyes, the board’s commodity risk manager, said two market fundamentals – severe drought in Russia and excessive moisture cutting production in Western Canada – were
Cereals, News

Cwb Exports Up, Prices Down – for Aug. 5, 2010

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The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and most farmers are hoping last year’s miraculous crop recovery happens again. “It is my hope for all farmers that somehow we have a repeat of last year’s harvest and in the end wind up with a much better result than we all expect,” CWB chair Allen Oberg told reporters

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