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Producer car shippers bypass plugged elevators
Cereals, News

Producer car shippers bypass plugged elevators

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A12-car train jerks to a steady rhythm every few seconds as part-time engineer Travis Long ever so slowly “stretches” the newly connected cars, while a roaring hum fills the locomotive’s cab. It’s the satisfying sound of grain moving to market via producer cars on the Boundary Trail Railway Company’s (BTRC) short line — 23 miles
Cereals, News

White reappointed to CWB

Ian White has been reappointed president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) for a two-year term, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said last week. “Mr. White has shown exceptional leadership during a time of significant transition for the CWB. He has my full support and confidence in continuing to lead the CWB
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Churchill enjoys busy shipping year

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Churchill is nearing the end of a busy grain shipping season, with the tonnage moving through the northern port expected to come in well above the previous year. “We’ll be wrapping up in the next 10 to 12 days,” Darcy Brede, president and chief operating officer of OmniTRAX, said last week. More than 500,000 tonnes
Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Leadership takes many forms

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It’s safe to say that Wilf Harder of Lowe Farm and Ernie Sirski of Dauphin have been on different sides of a debate in agriculture a time or two over the years, but there is one thing upon which these farmers do agree. This industry needs more people willing to step up, speak their minds
Cereals, News

CWB retirees keep indexed pensions

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No matter what happens to revamped Canadian Wheat Board, its retired employees will still receive indexed pensions. The federal government gave $348 million last year to cover CWB’s “legacy liabilities,” including pensions and pensioners’ benefits. Some of those funds were used to purchase a $150-million indexed group annuity buy-in from Sun Life Financial, the CWB
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Northern port forecasts busy season

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The head of the Port of Churchill is predicting both grain movement and the number of customers using the facility will increase this year. “It looks like it will be a solid year,” said Jeff McEachern, executive director of the Churchill Gateway Development Corporation. Last year, the first boat didn’t load until early August, but
Cereals, News

CWB issues final annual report from single-desk era

Ownership of the board's assets is still disputed

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Cereals sold through the Canadian Wheat Board last year fetched prices ranging from $7.48 to $15.30 a tonne more than U.S. prices, the board’s final annual report under the single-desk era shows. The Canadian Wheat Board earned $7.2 billion in revenue, distributing $4.85 billion to farmers — the third highest for both on record —
Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Who has Ritz’s ear?

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Some in the industry wonder whether they are wasting their time discussing how to improve Canada’s wheat registration system. Recent history shows that while Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz offers to consult with all of the industry, he only listens to a few. “Ritz listens to the Wheat Growers and Grain Growers of Canada more than
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

Customer complaints about Canadian wheat performance colour quality, brand debate

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They come at a time when some question Canada’s emphasis on
wheat quality assurance and the registration system

If there is good news in a recent wire service story that told the world some customers are complaining about Canadian wheat that wimped out in the bakery, it’s that complaints over quality are so rare they become news. Chinese officials complained this past winter, suggesting that a lack of processing consistency in the CWRS
Cereals, Crops

Ottawa urges Canadian grain industry to pull together

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Danny Penner, the iconoclast who wants Canada’s farmers to get their voices together, has a fan in high places. “I read your blog. I think it’s great,” Greg Meredith, an assistant deputy minister with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada told Penner during a question period April 2 during the Canada Grains Council’s annual meeting in Winnipeg.

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