Oberg leading the CWB over a cliff.

[agstar77]

Those savvy marketers are not as smart as they think they are! Total net returns are better under the current system than they will be under the open market system. There will be winners under the new system but also more net losers. Perhaps if you are in favor of the law of the jungle , all is good. However if you look at the bigger picture, agriculture will not be better off. Whether marketing choice is a good trade off for surrender of market control, only time will tell.

[TOM4CWB]

Agstar77:

"Those savvy marketers are not as smart as they think they are!"

HOW true. Think about it. Who claims to 'Market' our grain for a 'Premium'.

Go take a good long look in the mirror... Agstar77.

Growers need to be respnsible for their OWN marketing decisions... saying we are irresponsible and you must control us... just shows how arrogant and selfish your socialist 'superman' business model is.

[newguy]

If I screw up. Lesson learned. If I pay someone and they screw up. Someone gets fired.

[silverback]

How in the hell would you know there will be "more net losers"? Got some proof of that?

I would sure like to see an american style grain system where each farm gets to decide who can purchase their grain, that would be great.

Why do you lefty's think assigning the word american in front of anything helps your arguments? I am in need of radical knee surgery. If I lived in america it would have been worked on two years ago. That would sure have sucked. Not canada though, it doesn't "hurt enough" - yet.

[mbratrud]

Agstar, just as i thought you cannot
answer my question.

Farmers are the most reiliant bussiness
persons on the planet, and will adapt
and be better for it.

[Jfreedom]

I'm not sure if things will be better Wmoebis but
at least when Theres a problem or dispute we
can share the costs with the railroad and grain
cos shareholders instead of being the only one
paying . It may help settle the disputes alot
quicker if farmers don't get stuck with the whole
cost. In a recurring dream a large grain company
will take CN and CP out behind the legal
woodshed and teach them a lesson in reality us
farmers will still get screwed. Oh well still good to
dream .

[mbratrud]

should read resilliant business people.

[wd9]

But Parsely, isn't that why you elect a board?

[Braveheart]

Better an "Americanized" system than a Soviet style system (like since 1943).

[TOM4CWB]

Agstar77,

The CWB has LESS market power than Viterra... with even with the power of the 'single buying desk'. As the CWB plays footsie with the big 'C'. You folks are funny!!!

This CWB can no more global control of where wheat or barley grain prices move than it can stop the moon from moving around the earth.

Like the CWB can control the weather and economic markets... let alone political decisions in any country!!!

[Wheatking]

Tom "Growers need to be responsible for their OWN marketing decisions... "

Truer words cannot be spoken.

Although we can make some forms of marketing decisions within the board, we are still at their mercy with regards to wheat and barley. Give back marketing choice to farmers and entrepreneurs and we will control our own destiny, not some govt bureaucrat in Winnipeg.

[parsley]

The appointed directors work in the government's best interest. The CEO works to meet payroll and staffing probs and meet goals and deadlines. The elected directors supposedly work on behalf of farmers.

And thus they should report directly to farmers. And speak to them. And account to them.

The CWB has a hybrid makeup. Not the same as a private corp.Please note there is a difference. Pars