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The vice president of technical programs and marketing services with Canada Pork International says new free trade agreements are creating potential new destinations for Canadian pork.

The Western Canadian grain industry is primed and ready for the implementation of an open market in wheat and barley on August 1.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is delighted by a ruling from the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench which firmly rejects an injunction application by eight former Canadian Wheat Board directors and upholds grain marketing freedom for Western Canadian farmers.

Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz addressed the Western Barley Growers Association’s 2012 Annual General Meeting to highlight the economic benefits of marketing freedom for the barley industry.

H@ms Marketing Services has announced it will be rebating 80 percent of the marketing fees paid by its member pork producers during 2011.

Today, CWB President and CEO Ian White, issued a statement in regards to the passage of Bill C-18 and the 2012-13 marketing year.

Western Canadian grain farmers are one step closer to reaping the benefits of an open market for wheat and barley as Bill C-18, the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act, is expected to pass third and final reading in the House of Commons later today.

The Honourable Vic Toews, Regional Minister for Manitoba and Member of Parliament for Provencher, expressed support for legislation tabled by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz which will give western Canadian wheat and barley farmers the freedom to market their grain, while simultaneously providing support to the Port of Churchill as it continues to play an important role for farmers and for the North.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz welcomed the report of the working group on marketing freedom for Western Canadian producers of wheat and barley.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association and the Western Barley Growers Association launched a joint website dedicated to promoting grain marketing freedom for wheat and barley farmers in Western Canada.