Questions

[agstar77]

An example of voluntary pooling in western Canada ; the three prairie pools. What has happened to them? They have been caught up in the I have to expand to survive mentality as well as being controlled by people who did not believe in co-operation. Could these be the same people who ran border crossings under the guise of freedom of choice? You expect these people to market together and accept the same return as someone else? I can't survive unless I get a higher price than everyone else! In an ideal world voluntary pooling would work but unfortunately Western Canada is not part of that ideal world.

[TOM4CWB]

Agstarr77

We do it with beans in southern Alberta of all places.

The longer you guys burry your heads in the sand... the more we will all be HURT!

Can't you see your head is in the sand between two tire marks about 8 feet apart... and the rumble of the convoy comming towards us is now shaking the ground?

[TOM4CWB]

Silverback;

DId you see this?

"Winnipeg, MB, Dec 02, 2005 (Resource News International via COMTEX) -- Due to technical difficulties at the Canadian Wheat Board, the listing of Canadian Spring Wheat Domestic/Export Prices is not available today."

WHy didn't the CWB have prices today?

[TOM4CWB]

Agstar77;

I see on DTN Dec 2/05:

That World durum production is estimated at 27 million MT, down close to 20% from a year ago. Canadian durum production is up only about 8%.

CWB EXPORTS of DURUM SLOW. The CWB is blaming a higher Cdn $ and higher US/Cdn. supplies for their problem. CWB PROs have been lower for some time. The middle of PRO for 1CWAD 13% durum is currently about $4.14/bu at the elevator.

Since Spain and south western EU are short... there should be reasonable markets IF we price into the market at a fair value.

VADER... what gives here? Who made the decision to short the market... CWB directors of the CWB staff?

With the mixed signal out of Winterpeg... I must assume that the CWB Board of DIrectors were the primary cause of the 50/80% acceptance policy announced last week.

Blind sided many folks... to say the least! Withdrawing when unsure of supply in one thing... stepping back with full bins... what gives here, we are going to loose market share.

Isn't there a better way to speculate than go long in the bin...

Vader perhaps a better signal to grow less would be a lower price to growers... NOT 50% acceptance in 2005?