I am considering growing some snowbird for '04, is there a genuine market through the CWB or is this anouther Ac karma marketing disaster? Anyone have luck growing this wheat this year, how's movement and pricing holding up?
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It all depends on the CWB's marketing plans...
THere SHOU*LD be a premium market in the US for this wheat, as the 14% duty should not be applied against this white wheat...but...
Will the CWB market snowbird into the US?
If the CWB does sell it into the US, will a premium be past on to HARD white wheat growers, or will it go in the largest percentage to the pool account to be shared with CWRS CPS White/Red, Soft White Spring etc....
Let me know, cause this CWWS market got totally screwed up 2 years ago... we are still trying to figure out what happened to Snowbird... then... as it just got dumped into the CWRS with no premiums when it got cleaned out then.
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I hear about the opportunities in S.E. Asia in the noodle markets and US. The noodle markets like white wheat because it producers a whiter noodle. This is supposedly where white CPS wheats were destined but seem to have had problems establishing markets. As a note, is anyone aware of new CPS varieties (mainly thinking white) coming up the pipe or has Canada given up on this class.
The US/Canada will be in terms of whole wheat bread that isn't brown (no need to bleach flour to get the color out). Easier to feed to kids who don't like brown whole wheat bread.
Is it worth it to grow? One source I saw indicated you had to start with certified seed to qualify for the CWB contract. The number they quoted was $11/bu or about $16.50/acre (assuming seeding rate 1 1/2 bu/acre). Everbody will have their own cost of seed for normal HRS varieties. Based on the $7.50/bu premium and a yield of 1 tonne/acre (36.74 bu), your added revenue is $7.50/acre.
Looking for others thoughts on growing this crop.
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