Ahmm..... What was that about not getting grain across the border?

[AdamSmith]

National & World Ag News Headlines

Wheat Groups Want an Open Border For U.S., Canadian Farmers
USAgNet - 02/01/2012

Signaling a desire for more market efficiency, the boards of directors of U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) each passed a resolution on Jan. 29 calling for an open border with Canada that provides reciprocal bilateral wheat trade.

Under a December 2011 law, which still faces some legal challenges, the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) will lose its grain marketing monopoly Aug. 1, allowing western Canadian farmers to sell their wheat and barley in the open market.

The United States is routinely Canada's top wheat export market, but Canada's open market changes could affect the ways wheat moves into the United States.

"We believe that in an open market, some Canadian wheat will move to U.S. country elevators near the border," said Gordon Stoner, a Montana wheat farmer who serves as the head of the USW/NAWG Joint International Trade Policy Committee. "Our wheat farmers are ready to accept that outcome as long as we similarly have a fair opportunity to deliver into the Canadian handling system."

Stoner said some key issues must be resolved before U.S. farmers could sell their wheat to cash markets in Canada, such as Canada's narrow wheat class variety eligibility lists that do not allow most U.S. varieties to be marketed in the country as top grade milling wheat.

[AdamSmith]

.... such as Canada's narrow wheat class variety eligibility lists that do not allow most U.S. varieties to be marketed in the country as top grade milling wheat.

This is key, the guys who farm near the Canadian border want to access our system just as badly as we want access to their system.

But they're not going to grow inferior varities in order to do so.

We need to have a common approach to varital development and registration.

[jamesb]

Many of the varieties we grow now are US varieties, Glen wheat,and Stellar, Tradition and Celebration Barley. I do think if we start with the varieties that now have commonality it will be easier and move forward from there. Things like the consept of the Nafta labled chemicals that allow direct purchase of sprays in the US without a GROU permit does need some thought.

[gregpet]

What will needham talk about now?

[wd9]

Common varieties like RR wheat bred from
superb.

[Burbert]

The NFTA agreement, will soon kick in,
keeping Comedian wheat outta Amerikie.
Cousin the yankeee traders have always
been selective and have to the advantage
in any deal they sign. Theys smarter
than Comedian trade representitives.
Comedians will huff and puff, then lay
back and take it, like we always do.
Cousin we Comedians like a challenge.
Lets see, are there any more roadblocks
or ways that Comedian framers can be
F@#ked over. Bring it on, another mad
cow, might work!!!!!

[Burbert]

Maybe, the Almighty Comedian Grain
Commission, will squeak up and save
Comedian framers from the bogeymen.......