Running the border

[rbgordon]

Just a few observations

CWB suspends / cancels fpc removing a pricing option for farmers. It wasn't up to much anyway, just slightly better than nothing.

American Corn is moving freely across the border into Canada and competing with Canadian feed grains without a whimper from the CWB or any government. There is nothing wrong with that, free trade is good, but it should work both ways.

$20. Wheat looks pretty attractive compared to the PRO's which are slightly over $8. And when did anyone actually get the PRO price, its usually less or quite a bit less.

In view of the above, just wondering how close are farmers living along the border to loading their trucks and heading south. There's probably not enough leg irons to go around this time.

[bgmb]

How about hauling seed wheat across the boarder.

[crusher]

6,000 bushels of Superb cleaned and certified, ready to ship. Any offers?

[parsley]

Maybe this can become a border run?


MARKET CHOICE MEETING / RALLY
March 6, 2008
2:00 PM
McKenna Auditorium
313 - 3rd St. South
Weyburn, SK

The stars are lining up for change with an unprecedented bull market in the commodities, but in some cases Western Canadian farmers will receive less than 50% of World prices.

"I look forward to seeing all of you in Weyburn on the 6th of March." - James Chatenay, Acclaimed CWB Elected Director, District 2.

It is unjust to throw farmers in jail in one part of the country and not in the other for doing the same thing: growing and selling their own grain.
It is also wrong to use pool money to fight those who want their freedom and strongly believe in a better system without the CWB monopoly.
The average price for your grain, sold through the CWB is just not good enough anymore.

Marketing Choice Meetings

Goal: To be front-page news from Vancouver to St. Johns, the week before the next Federal Election.

March 6, 2008
2:00 PM
McKenna Auditorium
313 - 3rd St. South
Weyburn, SK

Unprecedented Support From:

Malt Barley Industry Association
Western Grain Elevator Association
Western Barley Growers
Western Wheat Growers
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange
Marketing Choice Alliance
Alberta & Saskatchewan Governments

Things to Consider:

the Harper government took it upon themselves to expedite barley marketing in the courts (next available court date was 2 years into the future)
the Americans have exported 25% more Durum wheat than they grow!
It's not our intention to flood Montana and North Dakota with Western Canadian grain, but without free and open markets, there will be no value-added industry in the West. No pasta, no malt barley and no flour!!! Investment in these industries will not be held hostage to the CWB!

Export Permit

Pedigree Seed Growers - Free
Manufactured Feed Processors - Free
Quebec - Free
Ontario - Free
B.C. - Free
Organic Producers - Less than $5 per tonne

We have to insist that the Minister issue free permits, and from an entity other than the CWB

CWB Fall Elections: In the even there is no spring election, we have to push the emotion of the Bull Commodity Market into next fall's CWB Director Elections. It is the only enduring way to prevent subsequent Liberal governments from re-establishing the Wheat Board Monopoly.

[jrdad]

might need to buy a load of wheat to run down south should maybe see if there is a good socialist out there to buy it from

[parsley]

And exactly what is a "good" socialist?

Is there such a thing, jrdad?

Parsley

[jrdad]

i meant a loyal one--