American Pulse Crops Entering Canada

[JD4ME]

Congrats Tom you've now managed to link the CWB to Pulse dumping by the US, I hear the board was behind the 911 attacks and they know where Hoffa's body is buried too. Sheesh........

[TOM4CWB]

JD4ME;

As a US grain farmer if there is a linkage between the CWB and this issue... I bet 80% or more would agree there is; in the Northern US grain belt.

So what?

Our best neighbour and we kick them in the teeth whenever we can?

How smart is this?

Western Canada exports how much; 80% of what we grow?

How will we survive without goodwill?

[TOM4CWB]

Should be "ASK" not As

[JD4ME]

Tom
How will we survive? Consider the thought that the Canadian dollar is likely not done moving upwards over .90 is a possibility and some have even said par is not out of the question. When that happens Pulses will be just the leading edge, other commodities are set to follow.
I don't disagree about reasoned action but we have trade agreements and I believe in fair and even trade I would expect the US to react instantly if the subsidy was on the other foot and the flow was southwards look what they constantly try with wheat. The US doesn't have "nice" in their trade vocabulary and I'm surprised such an avowed "free trader" such as yourself would.
Hope the sun comes out and stays out down there and as well as here and we can all get back to this dang harvest so we can go back to solving all these problems where we do it best . On the seat of the combine.
Have a good remainder of harvest.

[TOM4CWB]

JD4ME;

All the best with harvest; and happy thanksgiving!

We have so much more than a farmer in Africa, South America, Mexico, China, FSU, India, even the Ausie farmer is envious of our Safety Net programs here in Canada!


How will we survive?

We will find a way, with the help of God; and faith that a future depends upon loving our neighbour as ourselves: It doesn't matter where; If our neighbour is north or south of the 49th or which side of our oceans!

We in western Canada live in the richest, most prosperous land on the face of this planet. We have been blessed by God for so long... I am not surprised that we have taken these blessings for granted!

1. Take a donation down to the local food bank next week. See the faces of those who need food and are humble enough to ask.

2. Phone a US farmer and see what they think about all of what has happened... the USITC CWB ruling and our CDN pulse growers fuming over a few US pulses comming into our value added plants... that by the way we have overcapacity in because of... you guessed it...

3. Send a letter by the end of October thanking our Ag ministers provincial and federal for trying to make our Ag industry better... along with 3 HELPFULL hints on how!

Happy Thanksgiving!