Canadian Wheat Board 2008 Election of Directors
The official site for the 2008 CWB election of directors is below.
Study confirms Western grain producers would significantly benefit from an open market, compared to a single-desk system.
The Informa Economics Study entitled "An Open Market for CWB Grain" was commissioned by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development to determine the implications for an open marketplace in western Canadian wheat, durum and barley for farmers. The study shows that significant farmer benefits could be achieved by moving to an open market from a low of $13.72 per tonne for feed barley to a high of $47.57 per tonne for durum. Based on the most recent five year average of grain delivered into the CWB pool accounts, revenue gains from an open market would total $450 million to $628 million per year.
Link to the study
Study also available in Marketing Choice section.
Informa Economics response to criticisms of its study "An Open Market for CWB Grain".
Informa Economics has reviewed the Canadian Wheat Board’s criticisms of its recent study titled “An Open Market for CWB Grain” and stands behind the data sources and research methods used in its independent study. Informa is confident that its analytical approach, findings and conclusions provide a clearly defined, fact-based representation of an open market scenario.
Questions regarding the study can be directed to Chuck Penner, Senior Consultant at the Informa Economics office in Winnipeg. Contact
"Informa Economics"
Canadian Wheat Board Annual Producer Survey
The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) released its annual survey of 1,300 farmers in the three Prairie Provinces. The survey is conducted to gauge farmer attitudes towards CWB programs and policies. It has been done annually for the past 10 years, although results have only been made public for the past three years. An interim survey was also done this past winter, but full results have not been released. The survey indicates that western Canadian farmers clearly support Marketing Choice, that a farm manager should be able to market their barley and wheat to any customer they want, including the CWB.
New CWB Malt Barley Program met with Criticism
From AAFC website:
OTTAWA, Ontario, January 9, 2007 - The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today issued the following statement regarding the Canadian Wheat Board's release of a cash pricing plan for the 2008 malting barley crop:
"Attempts by the Wheat Board to invent an imitation marketplace fall far short of the expressed will of barley producers. Farmers have demanded marketing choice. No bureaucratic program can replace this. It is time for the CWB to stop ignoring this unavoidable fact."
Full News Release
Other Reactions to the Program:
- Interview With Producer - Greg Porozni
- Western Barley Growers Association: Prairie Malt Producers Want Open, Transparent Market Signals Not a new Pooling System
- Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association: CWB Barley Scheme Falls Short of Mark
- Grain Growers of Canada: Grain Growers of Canada Demand Open Dialogue on Barley Marketing
