The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association applauds the Canadian Chamber of Commerce for adding its voice in support of farmers and business leaders who champion a voluntary Canadian Wheat Board.
The CWB welcomes the Government of Canada’s announcement to remove tariffs on imported vessels as good news for western Canadian farmers.
The Canadian Wheat Board welcomes the federal government’s announcement of exploratory discussions on a free trade agreement with Turkey.
The Canadian Wheat Board projects reduced production of all of the major cereal grains throughout the Canadian prairies this year.
Research into segregation of genetically modified and traditional grains is one of four projects supported by western Canadian farmers through the 2010 CWB postgraduate awards program.
The Canadian Wheat Board’s new program to acquire feed barley from western Canadian farmers is unnecessarily reducing prairie feedgrain prices, says the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association.
Offshore feed barley prices have strengthened significantly in recent weeks, in large part due to growing conditions in eastern Europe combined with the Russian drought.
Wheat futures markets rallied in August to their highest levels since 2008, after posting their largest monthly percentage gains since 1959 in July.
CWB president and CEO Ian White said the 2009-10 crop year was notable for strong sales in an extremely competitive world market.
Farmers will see major enhancements to delivery programs, such as GrainFlo and Series contracts, when they deliver to the CWB in the upcoming crop year.
