CWB poll

[wd9]

Rockpile, could it be that they can't do a lot of "forward planning". ICE will have market discovery, the elevators and railroads have already been moving it all, and marketing most of it too.

Maybe just let the free market work like it works for all the other grains? This is just a question not a philosophy so don't flame me please.

[Tom4Wildrose]

Rockpile,

Our farm has been building relationships for the past 20 years in preperation for this change.

We can work WITH the CWB or others... who give good value and service.

What is so hard about this???

I really don't understand why this is significantly different than pulses or canola!

[rockpile]

Hi Wd9 - no flames here. I think the one thing that
may disappear is the value of discretionary pricing,
something Charlie has alluded to. And without
knowing the changes coming this spring to the
Canada Grains Act, there might be some serious
future issues with quality considerations. My fear is
that in the wheats there may be an accumulation of
product without markets.
Tom, I won't argue your points - it was just a
matter of whether or not to accept this critical
change and trying to quantify benefits. As for the
role of the future CWB, I think Cottonpicken has
really nailed it down. There are so many industry
wide changes coming I'm guessing no one will have
a good idea for at least 5 years whether or not we're
better off or worse off. Btw, building business
relationships is huge.