Strangely Quiet at the CWB

[grrrr]

Reading, spelling, grammar......

[wilagro]

Hopperbin: Don't confuse the old Canadian Wheat Board with the new CWB...different animal with some of the same spots. The new one is a totally government controlled hybrid and very likely a not very hardy one. Genetically programmed to disintegrate within five years or less.

[charliep]

Just curious what elements of current programs are government controlled. To the extent that initial payments are guaranteed, maybe yes but other things are pretty much the same as before.

The CWB remains as an alternative for farmers that choose to use its services. I don't have any problem in helping farmers become knowledgeable about their programs and encouraging them in their business/marketing plan.

[Burbert]

WHO WANTS TO DEAL WITH A GOBERMONT
ORGANIZATION that keeps changing the rules
on a whim? Seizing control of OUR
organization was not a wise move. The NEW
ALMIGHTY GOBERMONT RUN WHEATIE PIE simply
cannot be trusted. The gobermont
nationalized our marketing bored, as a way
to allow it ta die. Don't ya think??????

[FarmRanger]

Wilagro, the only difference is the new CWB now
has to actually prove the "premium" prices it
always said it had.  It was a government entity
before, with the the power to discount the price to
whoever they wanted, and the legislated power to
still be able to still extract cheap grain from
unwilling farmers, or farmers ignorant of what was
being done to them.  

Personally I like the new price transparancy that
competition for our grain brings.  There's no more
lies about how we could never get the "premium
U. S. price" because American farmers would
stop our trucks at the border.  When the price
discounting monopsony on our grain ended, that
"premium" came here.

You're right about one thing: the new CWB won't
survive competing on price if they keep operating
the way they did. We are no longer forced to
accept any more discount prices.  The old CWB's
former buyers will be the only ones upset about
their loss of the single desk discounts on our
wheat.

[Burbert]

Got phoney calls from President and CEO
Ian WHITE this am, twice. Hung up both
times. Ian sounds like some kinda Aussie,
my god hes running the Comedian Wheatie
Bored. In Aussie they got ridda there
bored a long, long time ago. Way ta go
Ian!!!! Now ya kin doer in
Comedia........