If the new CWB wants bussiness why can't I find their new programs on the web site... They are using the media for advertising again but nothing I can find to show for it...
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CWB has a series of meetings starting a
week today (March 6) in Medicine Hat and
Lethbridge) to talk about their new
programs. I am at Grain World 2012 and
Gord Flaten has a presentation on Their
programs. Not sure whether there will
be announcements/details. Stay tuned.
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Why are they so slow out of the starting gate??? Most farmer I know have already committed some of their production to local elevator companys. I hope they get of their ass and get to work or are there still too many of the crazy 8's followers working there? Maybe lazy 8...
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The cwb should have been long ahead of this. The cwb has been using the MGEX for pricing grain for years. Any program they develop will be linked to the exchange, so I fail to understand what is taking them so long.
As far as handling agreements, it should be easy. No grain company has rail cars, and the cwb has no handling other than the producer site. An easy wash in services. Actually the rail cars are worth more when you think about it.
But Flaten is involved and that can't be a good thing.
Another point, they are letting farmers out of their A series so they can then sign with other grain companies.
Why would they at the least allow them out as long as they take a new cwb contract. If they lose the volume they lose negotiating power with the grain companies.
Would viterra or cargill let you out of a contract penalty free and sign with someone else??
I realize its a bit of a gift but it seems they are shooting themselves in the foot.
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Bucket you must be the king of misinformation.
You can't be as stupid as you sound and still be
in business.
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stubble
Since you have the inside track on the cwb, what is going on there?
By not offering any contracts, they have nothing to do, they are effectively putting themselves out of business.
Ultimately, that would mean the likes of flaten, wiesenal, and white will be out of a job because they are the ones running the show now.
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THE CURRENT CWB is meant to FAIL. It is
like the local elevator closing. The
gobermont is behind the failure, hence
it will fail. Most realists have know
this for a long time. The Libs were the
first to indicate the cwb wood fail,
however Harpie being the political
oppurtunist that he is, speed things up,
nationalized the cwb hence driving the
final nails into its coffin. Nobody, I
repeat nobody likes the Comedian
gobermont in the grain business........
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burbert
They were given the chance to prove themselves and their rhetoric and they have failed.
They have the rail cars for negotiating, they have the producer loading sites as a handler, they have mission terminal for an eastern port, and I think there may be a terminal still for sale in Vancouver. They have all the pieces to make something work, they have chosen not to.
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Ask Gerry Ritz as to why the CWB is "holding back".
I believe that he is under orders and Burbert is right...his daily mantra is:
THE CURRENT CWB is meant to FAIL.
THE CURRENT CWB is meant to FAIL.
THE CURRENT CWB is meant to FAIL.
THE CURRENT CWB is meant to FAIL.
THE CURRENT CWB is meant to FAIL.
If I'm not mistaken I believe Ritz said before the CWB was shorn of its powers...the government owned CWB should NOT compete with the privately run grain industry...or words to that effect.
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wilagro
Do you really believe people at the cwb want to see this fail?
It has been said there are very capable people at the cwb to put the right programs in place for farmers that want to use them.
I haven't signed any new crop wheat or durum contracts because I think the cwb has/or should have some very good programs in place soon. But I won't continue to wait for them either.
Competetion is good and its not in anyone's best interest to have the cwb become extinct.
It seems the cwb supporters are selling themselves and the cwb short.
Even Mr. Oberg's battle river railway has new crop pricing out.
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As cotton has eluded to many times the cwb could become more than it already is.
Maybe they could buy a few boatloads of fertilizer and use the empty railcars from Vancouver to get it to the prairies. Creates a new industry cleaning out railcars prior to reload. Better yet cut a deal with Canpotex to bring urea back in them empty potash cars. That would smarten up an industry up pretty quick.
There are tonnes of possiblities for the cwb with their knowledge in freight logistics world wide.
I just hate it when people and companies sell themselves short of their potential.
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