News - Wheat Growers

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is pleased to see Bill C-474 defeated in the House of Commons.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association strongly opposes the Canadian Wheat Board’s decision to commandeer money owing to farmers to enter the ship ownership business.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is seeking a review of the services provided by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) before it moves to increase any of its user fees.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers are pleased the Canadian government has announced the start of free trade negotiations with Morocco, an important market for Canadian durum wheat and pulse crops.

The release of Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) final payment information confirms the final prices that prairie farmers received for their wheat in the 2009/10 crop year were again lower than the returns that were available on the open market.

The low voter turnout in the Canadian Wheat Board director elections demonstrates that bona fide farmers have rejected the election process, says the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association.

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 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.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is calling on the Canadian government to create a more favourable investment climate for wheat breeding research in Canada.

Farmers in western Canada are missing out on the full benefits of the recent run-up in wheat prices due to the constraints imposed by the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly, says the Western Canadian Wheat Growers.