Changes to the CWB Delivery Programs

[charliep]

Maybe oneoff's answer is the best one. Who cares.

My concern is the pooling system has never given alternative wheats a
chance. Going the easy route on marketing CWRS and CWAD has been
policy for years in spite of years of research and development in
alternative and the marketing efforts of CIGI and even the CWB itself
(which cost millions of dollars). I fail to see how these changes address
any of these issues.

But maybe the answer is just market CWRS and CWAD in export markets
and grow alternative wheats specific for the domestic market. Should
would reduce segregation in the elevator system thereby reducing costs.
Maybe this is the strategy.

[charliep]

To put into practical terms for this year, a lot of farmers will be considering
winter wheat on land that they weren't able to seed this past spring. Will the
current system respond to this change? I could even start back further and
ask whether past breeding programs have provided varieties based on
agronomics and consumer traits that position farmers to make this decision
with a reasonable expectation it will be a profitable one?

[TOM4CWB]

Charlie,

THe CWB has it backwards.

If there is a market for 5-7mmt of high quality wheat... and we usually grow 22mmt... that means we will continue to discount market 15mmt of wheat.

How in the world can a pool based system ever provide a premium price... when 3/4 of it is going to discount markets.

In Montana... they supply premium markets. Why shouldn't Alberta be any different?