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But the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board will continue to pursue a class-action lawsuit for $17 billion in compensation
With their appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada rejected, the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FCWB) are vowing to continue with a class-action lawsuit, their last remaining legal avenue for challenging the federal government’s decision to end the board’s monopoly last year. The Supreme Court has refused to hear appeals of the eightGovernment reserves now have reached 31 million tonnes, second only to China and three times the official target levels
Reuters / While most other major wheat growers around the world suffered from production setbacks in 2012 due to drought, India’s farmers had a banner year which has resulted in a glut of wheat supplies at state-run warehouses and export facilities. India’s state reserves of wheat have reached 31 million tonnes (34 million tons) —Manitoba’s average spring wheat yield is slightly higher than North Dakota’s, says MAFRI’s Pam de Rocquigny
Spring wheat yields, on average, are slightly higher in Manitoba than North Dakota, even though the perception is it’s the other way around, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiative’s cereal specialist Pam de Rocquigny told the Manitoba Agronomists Conference Dec. 12 at the University of Manitoba. Manitoba’s 10-year-average wheat yield (2003-12) is 45 bushels an
