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CN puts grain investments on hold

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Western grain transportation should be completely deregulated, including elimination of the cap on railway revenues designed to protect grain farmers from railway gouging, says Wayne Atamanchuk, Canadian National Railway’s (CN) assistant vice-president of bulk commodities. Meantime, CN has stopped investing in grain transportation fearing “creeping re-regulation” will inhibit CN’s ability to earn a profit from
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Farmers not well served by grain transportation reforms

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“We have a first-class system. I don’t think there’s anybody who beats us. When you talk to buyers around the world they say, ‘You’ve got all of this and you still screw it up.’” – MARK HEMMES From the farmer’s point of view, reforms made eight years ago to Western Canada’s grain transportation system have
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CWB ends 2007-08 with record pool revenue

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Strong sales and high prices generated record returns for Prairie grain farmers from the Canadian Wheat Board this past year. The CWB ended the 2007-08 grain year with a record $8.4 billion in gross pool receipts for wheat and barley. The net return to farmers after marketing costs is $7.8 billion, board chairman Larry Hill
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Credit crunch’s impact on crops varies

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There’s been lit-tle to no impact on Canada’s grain and oilseed exports from global credit issues so far – but there has been some slowdown reported in the pulse and special crops sector. “I don’t know if the credit issues are widespread and have significantly impacted Canada’s exports of grains, oilseeds or pulses, but there
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Poor rail service hurts grain competitiveness

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If Paterson Grain serviced its customers the way the railways service Paterson Grain, it wouldn’t get much repeat business, according to the Winnipeg-based company’s vice-president of operations Keith Burch. “If we (said) ‘We’ll sell you 10,000 tonnes of canola and we promise to deliver 80 per cent of that, and only 90 per cent of
Cereals, Livestock, Opinion

LETTERS – for Nov. 20, 2008

At least on ballot, choice is clear I, along with three out of the five Canadian Wheat Board director candidates, wish to thank the Co-operator for your even-handed manner of providing equal space to all the candidates (Co-operator, Nov. 13, pages 21 to 25). While these three candidates advocate a particular policy they name as
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System needs more give and take

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Background: An active grain and beef producer, and also employed off the farm. Has experience dealing with people, in all areas, including business (board rooms), and in the community as a full-time police officer. My wife Joyce and I have farmed in the Dugald area for the past 25 years. We have four children who
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Farmers must embrace free market opportunities

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I farm full time at MacGregor, Man. Over the years I have been involved in farm policy issues, particularly grain transportation and marketing. It has become clear to me that the only way for the wheat and barley industry to become more prosperous for farmers and their communities is to embrace free market opportunities, with
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Pooling to push the open market

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“For a voluntary co-operative effort we’re pooling the cost.” – Curtis Sims The three open-market candidates running for Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) director in District 10 have formed a coalition to defeat the pro-single-desk incumbent Bill Toews. Rolf Penner, Curtis Sims and Barry Reimer sent a flyer to farmers asking them to rank any one
Cereals, Crops, News

Choice or no choice

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Should this even be a question? As a Canadian grain farmer, I ask this question a lot: why can’t I have a choice in selling my wheat and barley? I operate a 3,900-acre grain farm in Killarney, Man., and I am running for CWB director in District 10. I believe that every farmer should have

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