URGENT CWB "B" SERIES Delivery change for 05-06

[kenzie]

$5,35 was my net delivered to Crossfield. I like choice! And Tom how can you make a fair assesment of the CWB's performance when there is no mesurable. I have heard that once new directors have an opportunity to see the books they realize that the board is doing a good job. To bad you don't have the chance. Back to my main point...get past the retoric and manage around what we currently have...there is money to be made.
Have you tried a producer direct sale?
You can pick up $3 tonne by bypassing our vulturous grain handeling and mixing system.

[TOM4CWB]

Kenzie;

Interesting that you should ask about measurable performance.

EASY.

Year after year, if you look at PPO's vs. pool prices, the amount missing on a weighted sales base is $15-30/t in favour of folks in the pool accounts.

Now that in one year, 2004, farmers actually made some money on PPO's, the CWB pulls the program apart... another measurable.

You may think $5.35 was good, but with the risk you took, and the value the CWB got, you should have netted $5.75/bu. Another measurable.

If Charlie could go back into these Agri-ville files and bring back Feb 15-June 30/04... Kenzie you would be able to see exactly what I am talking about.

Question;

Why didn't you get your $5.75?

Isn't it worth fighting for?

I have done producer direct sales... and at times made $2.00/BU MORE THAN MY NEIGHBOUR.

Now I fight so if we all could get $1.50/bu more, I would be very happy!

[bfwflt]

Producers still have the option of signing their grain up on a B series contract and delivering the grain when called and have it priced into the next crop year as has been our option for many years.
What they won't be able to do is use the 04-05 Fixed price or Basis contracts to price Old Crop grain in to the next crop year.
If a producer wants to do that they will have to hold the grain back and offer it on an A Series contract in the new crop year.
If the grain is offered on a B Series contract in this crop year they will have to deliver it this year and then decide which year they want to sell it into. If you need further info contact your CWB Farm Business Rep, that's where I get my information.