Paul Earl concludes Agricore United didn’t have to be sacrificed on the altar of shareholder primacy
Farmers, most of whom rely on exports know it, and so does Ottawa as both face rising protectionism
Continuing trade turmoil is top of mind for Canadian farmers and the federal government heading into the October federal election. The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) is demanding the government bulldoze barriers to Canadian agricultural exports. The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) has issued recommendations to protect and enhance Canadian agriculture and food exports.
Expensive machines would replace visual assessments of sprout and fusarium damage
The United States is an important market for Canadian grains and oilseeds
Some say excess fees should be refunded, others say they’ll never find their way back to farmers
The two organizations already work closely and have some of the same members and directors
Presentations to Commons agriculture committee all noted the need for a long-lasting fix to this problem
There were few tangible investments made to meet the government’s own targets to grow food exports
