News Flash --- Liberal Opinion is The Law of Land (in the opinion of Liberals)

[charliep]

I am going to correct myself. Should be what is that business case for keeping malt barley under single desk. Feed barley is already open market and represents 80 % of western Canadian barley production. To put in perspective, Alberta represents about 50 % of western Canadian barley production.

[parsley]

"Feed barley is already open market"

This is not true. Feed barley owned by the producer CANNOT BE EXPORTED. Only CWB owned feed barley can be exported.

Feed barley is allowed to be sold DOMESTICALLY to the livestock market by the producer.

That does not include selling barley to a flour mill in Canada, though,I'll bet.

The CWB is probably buying tasers to police those young farmers that are just a little too cocky about their own marketing abilities.

Good CWB employment opportunity for frothers like Hardly and Mackeral.

Parsley

[charliep]

I stand corrected. Might note feed grains (including barley) can be imported into Canada by domestic users).

[Jay-mo]

If Simard thinks another vote will help the board, I think he's in for a surprise.
Maybe I hang around farmers who think too much like I do, but every one I have talked to about the barley vote tell me they would vote for the complete dismissal of the cwb instead of a dual market option given another vote.

[Jay-mo]

the need here is to contact both Simard and Goodale, below is the information for Goodale.
Any and all of us should call or email these two.
As Adam S mentioned above is it worth killing our domestic malting industry over this? How would this build any credibility by the Liberal party in Western Canada if we lose some of our value added?
Is the CWB really prepared for this as well? Can they really justify their roles as directors in denying farmers, and malters the right to survive?
Call your MP again, Call Goodale and Simard and give em hell. I have.
Erik

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