Canadian Wheat Board Transition Project, (JRG Consulting Group)

• The report evaluated four basic business structures:
• CWB as a grain company with assets;
• CWB as a grain company/marketing agent for producers with no assets;
• CWB as a marketing agent for grain sellers; and,
• CWB as an agent for grain buyers. 
• The report's authors concluded that the first option (a grain company with assets) is the most sustainable as a business entity, assuming it does not take on a high cost structure and unmanageable debt load during the transformation.
• Other models, with little or no physical assets and more limited business scope, would be more susceptible to competitive pressures.

For the entire report, see the .pdf link at the top of the page.

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