CWB survey

[Hopperbin]

Just wait Tom they may call.
It took 10 minutes for her to type all my answers for why I don't like the CWB and their programs. I picture your answers may take a couple hours.

[TOM4CWB]

Hopperbin,

An Export Licnese... Like Seed, Manufactured Feed, or Organic growers get in the 'designated area'... with the right to grow US wheat varieties... would be just fine...

And the CWB Directors can do this tomorrow... if they choose.

Just like the CWB -could- provide a daily transparent cash price... that would a big help... along with the right to arbitage the international market (with the low cost($3.38/t) export license)... when the CWB price offer is sub-par.

[SASKFARMER3]

Just got the Call 5 minuets ago. What a Crock they were asking questions on the CWB Cash advance and how they are such good representatives of this program then on their marketing reps and finally their programs and a new one that they are working where farmers pledge grain before July 31 and grade and then can be out of the pool entirely just adjusted to the CWB Basis etc. Then a little on is the new Barley program better than the old well DA yes its better than the old but its still not even in the ball park. But their was no other questions on Barley.
So wait for the Spin doctors to spin results.
Funny though so much on Cash Advances.

[parsley]

fyi,

The Federal Advance Payments
Program (APP)

The Advance Payments Program (APP) provides producers with a cash advance on the value of their agricultural products during a specified period.

By improving their cash flow throughout the year, the APP helps
producers meet their financial obligations and benefit from the best
market conditions.

A number of improvements have been made to the APP in recent years to make the program more responsive.

Changes to the program are in the works which would provide easier access to cash flow by:

• Removing the requirement for livestock producers to use a Business Risk Management program such as AgriStability as security for a cash advance and allowing producers to use
inventory as security. This brings the treatment of livestock more in line with other produced commodities.

• Adding “severe economic hardship” as a condition to offer emergency advances, on the recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Minister of Finance.

• Revising the security requirements for emergency advances and increasing the emergency advance available to producers from a maximum of $25,000 to $400,000 in conditions of severe economic hardship.

With these changes, producers will have quicker and easier access to cash advances and if all producers take advantage of the improved program, an estimated $3.3 billion in advance payments will be available.

The federal government has worked with industry in developing the changes to the Agricultural Products Marketing Act.

The APP is delivered by producer organizations, on behalf of Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada.

A full list of participating producer organizations is listed on the program website.


For more information, visit the website at www.agr.gc.ca/app
or call 1-888-346-2511 toll free.