Agstar77,
"They say that equalized grain prices and adjusted
transport costs through a single-desk marketer
prevented large purchasers from demanding volume
discounts and encouraged local processing with
incentives for local deliveries."
With the price the CWB paid for our soft white wheat...
which in 3 years out of 4 was worth more as animal
feed than for Milling...
I call the BLUFF.
THis is not a factual or fair representation of what the
CWB did on our farm. PLUS most of the Soft white
Wheat is grown west of Medicine Hat... requiring it to
be hauled AGAINST the freight grid... to then go to
Edmonton, Calgary, or to B.C.
Background:
CWB Alliance takes issue with ADM mill closure
THURSDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2013 00:00 COLLIN
GALLANT
Group says decision will result in unwanted price
changes
Medicine Hat News
Supporters of the Canadian Wheat Board say that the
impending closure of the ADM flour mill in Medicine
Hat will mean lower prices for farmers, higher prices
for consumers and it's part of a larger, worrisome
trend.
The Canadian Wheat Board Alliance released a
statement Monday saying that the end of the single-
desk monopoly for wheat has led to consolidation in
the industry that will hurt farmers' bottom line.
"This plant closure is Prime Minister Harper's and
Minister (of Agriculture Gerry) Ritz's family day present
to the workers at Medicine Hat losing their jobs and
the farm families who will see their grain cheques get
smaller," reads the statement.
They say that equalized grain prices and adjusted
transport costs through a single-desk marketer
prevented large purchasers from demanding volume
discounts and encouraged local processing with
incentives for local deliveries.
"One of the benefits Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz
touted about killing the Wheat Board was more value
adding," the statement reads, adding that since
Alberta's largest miller is planning to shutter one-fifth
of its production in Alberta, Ritz's argument is not
credible.
About 40 workers are expected to lose their jobs as
Archer Daniels Midland plans to close the local mill at
the end of May. The company has said they plan to
centralize production of Five Roses Flour at other
facilities.
The company's Calgary mill has a capacity of 15,390
tonnes, according to the Canadian Grain Commission,
compared to 13,100 tonnes at Medicine Hat.
Those figures don't spell a large upgrade, says the
CWBA.
Also, "Calgary's so-called central location really means
farmers will have a longer distance to transport their
grain and that means lower prices at the farm gate,"
the release states.
"Unless the world has turned upside down, consumers
cannot expect ADM to lower its profit margins as a
result of lower farm gate prices."
"They say that equalized grain prices and adjusted
transport costs through a single-desk marketer
prevented large purchasers from demanding volume
discounts and encouraged local processing with
incentives for local deliveries."
With the price the CWB paid for our soft white wheat...
which in 3 years out of 4 was worth more as animal
feed than for Milling...
I call the BLUFF.
THis is not a factual or fair representation of what the
CWB did on our farm. PLUS most of the Soft white
Wheat is grown west of Medicine Hat... requiring it to
be hauled AGAINST the freight grid... to then go to
Edmonton, Calgary, or to B.C.
Background:
CWB Alliance takes issue with ADM mill closure
THURSDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2013 00:00 COLLIN
GALLANT
Group says decision will result in unwanted price
changes
Medicine Hat News
Supporters of the Canadian Wheat Board say that the
impending closure of the ADM flour mill in Medicine
Hat will mean lower prices for farmers, higher prices
for consumers and it's part of a larger, worrisome
trend.
The Canadian Wheat Board Alliance released a
statement Monday saying that the end of the single-
desk monopoly for wheat has led to consolidation in
the industry that will hurt farmers' bottom line.
"This plant closure is Prime Minister Harper's and
Minister (of Agriculture Gerry) Ritz's family day present
to the workers at Medicine Hat losing their jobs and
the farm families who will see their grain cheques get
smaller," reads the statement.
They say that equalized grain prices and adjusted
transport costs through a single-desk marketer
prevented large purchasers from demanding volume
discounts and encouraged local processing with
incentives for local deliveries.
"One of the benefits Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz
touted about killing the Wheat Board was more value
adding," the statement reads, adding that since
Alberta's largest miller is planning to shutter one-fifth
of its production in Alberta, Ritz's argument is not
credible.
About 40 workers are expected to lose their jobs as
Archer Daniels Midland plans to close the local mill at
the end of May. The company has said they plan to
centralize production of Five Roses Flour at other
facilities.
The company's Calgary mill has a capacity of 15,390
tonnes, according to the Canadian Grain Commission,
compared to 13,100 tonnes at Medicine Hat.
Those figures don't spell a large upgrade, says the
CWBA.
Also, "Calgary's so-called central location really means
farmers will have a longer distance to transport their
grain and that means lower prices at the farm gate,"
the release states.
"Unless the world has turned upside down, consumers
cannot expect ADM to lower its profit margins as a
result of lower farm gate prices."
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