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[ALLFARMER]

Add your nail to the coffin! Could you imagine if
we all had to sell our calves to the same buyer,
shipped them when they said for who knows
what and got paid over the coarse of a year?

[kato]

Let's see. We all pretty much sell our calves to two buyers now. And we get paid who knows what now. I guess we're not told when to ship them, but the price set will dictate the time.

So, no, I couldn't imagine. ;-)

[ag-boy]

yes after the CWB HAS NO MORE MONOPOLY
AND CLEAN HOUSE AT wINNIPEG OFFICE WE SELL WHERE WE WANT LIKE WE DO WITH OUR CATTLE .
THIS hARPER GOVERNMENT WILL GET RID OFF THE MILKBOARD AND CHICKENBOARD NEXT .
MILK IS DUBBEL THE PRICE IN ALBERTA THEN ACROSS THE LINE IN MOTANA !
SAME IS FOR CHICKENPRICE TO THE CONSUMERS HERE
QUOTA HIGH COST IS ADDED ON TO THE PRODUCT , THIS GOVERNMENT IS GOING THE RICHT DIRECTION
WHY ONLY A FEW CAN BUY MILK QUOTA AND CHICKEN CONTRACT AND HAVE HUGE PROFITS AND SAME TIME CONTROL .
ALREADE TWO WHEAT BOARD MEMBERS RESIGNED ! AFTER IT IS ALL OVER LETS GET ALONG AND WORK TOGETHER

[grassfarmer]

It's strange how grain producers can become so confused about a marketing board working on their behalf that they see it as the enemy they are forced to sell to.

As you say Kato, beef producers have been in a worse situation in recent years - especially those of us who spent time on a certain packers blacklist lol.
Funny too that on the beef side the emergence of NorthWest Cattlemans Alliance - a marketing board type organisation that lists cattle for sale generally from smaller feedlots and packer blacklisted feedlots was quickly able to secure weekly bids higher than the national average price. Clear proof of the power than an organisation marketing collectively on behalf of producers can achieve.

But no, a few grain farmers think they can go it alone and outwit the Cargills and ADMs of the world. Reading the endless windbag tirades on the subject over on the commodity forum you've got to laugh - many of these guys can't spell simple words yet they think they have the ability to get the top dollar every time they market their product without the CWB. Keyboard geniuses aided by a Con government whose sole agenda is to help the grain companies.

[wd40]

The "concept" is right.

"Single desk selling" will always take the power.

The problem is the people in the ivory tower in Winnipeg.

Socialistic bureaucrats! The epidomy of liberal accedemia.

[kato]

Socialist bureaucrats on one side, and corporations who are just champing at the bit to get in there and plunder on the other. Pick your poison.

There's a reason the Cargill's of the world have been working so hard to get rid of the CWB.

Think about it.

There's a reason the Americans have been campaigning so hard to get rid of the CWB.

Think about it.

If a corporation made a good sale, who would get the extra share of the profit? The people who sold them the grain? Or the shareholders...

Think about it.

Ask a cattle producer how easy it is to use the marketing clout of one against the power of a multinational corporation.

Listen to his/her answer, and then..

Think about it.

Be careful what you ask for.. you may get it.

[grassfarmer]

So I'm not sure what all that was about agboy? You want producers to get lower returns for their chicken and their milk? Is that why you want to see the CWB gone too? so grain producers can enjoy lower prices too?

Actually, historically research has shown that the price of a basket of dairy products is sometimes dearer in Canada and sometimes dearer in the US. The difference with supply management is that Government holds the processing industry in check to ensure adequate returns for the producer, processor and a fair price for the consumer. Why any ag producer would want to see supply management end is beyond me as they are the only consistantly profitable sectors of Canadian agriculture.
Last time I checked anyone that wanted can buy either milk or poultry quota so feel free to put your money where your mouth is and enjoy the prosperity.

[15444]

My advice to small grain farmers would be to sell your farm and invest it all in CNR, CPR, Viterra, Cargill, etc. and reap the rewards when the shares rocket upwards.

Payday is coming for the big boys.

[Happytrails]

Obviously there is a range of views on this subject. What I don't get is how some of you believe with all your heart that the grain company's main purpose in this world is to bankrupt grain farmers. With no grain, they have no function and their business ends. That is shooting yourself in the foot. If some of you think that grain companies are that stupid I would suggest an awakening is sorely needed. HT

[Happytrails]

BTW regarding supply management marketing boards. I will never side with those who defend the power of government to ban farmers from producing food. Try to sell eggs without a quota and somebody with a gun will show up to shut you down. Is that right? For those with quota it is a license to print money. What about the rest of us and the rest of society. Competition is what got us here. Who is to say that now is the time to change the rules. HT