Lift the CWB Barley Yoke from our backs!

[chaffmeister]

Purgatory - yes. Unfortunately, by the looks of it.

Beyond that I'm more optimistic. Look at oats. Anyone complaining about free oats? Are they doing anything about it to disrupt the oat market?

[gregpet]

Chaffmeister, would mind sharing these facts or what trade data you are looking at to show that “the CWB is a burden – not a benefit.” I would like to use this in the discussions/debates about the CWB. Thanks.

[TOM4CWB]

Adam and Chaff;

I just figured out our high quality wheat today... guess what?

It is worth more... immediate payment in our pocket... than as milling wheat... EVEN IF YOU TRUST the PRO!

SImply astounding.

Year after year... feed is worth more than human consumption. WHeat or Barley... it matters not!

This is reallly all about keeping feed grain prices down... how can we grain growers put up with this?

[chaffmeister]

gregpet:

Go here:
http://www.quorumcorp.net/Downloads/AnnualReports/AnnualReport200506DataTablesEnglish.pdf
This is the most recent set of data tables published by the federally appointed Grain Monitor.

Go to page 184. This shows the breakdown and the total cost of shipping and handling #1 CWRS wheat from the farm gate to an export position, for each of the last 7 years. In 2005/06 the average total cost (including freight) was $61.81 per tonne.

Page 185 shows the same for durum (a CWB grain): average total cost in 2005/06 was $72.61 per tonne.

Page 186 shows the same for canola (a non-CWB grain): average total cost in 2005/06 was $41.51 per tonne.

CWB grains are at least $20 per tonne more costly to handle than canola. Two reasons for this: (1) the CWB charges/fees on CWB grains but absent from non-CWB grains, and (2) elevation/handling fees for CWB grains are higher than on non-CWB grains. This doesn’t even include (1) the cost of not being able to sell/deliver CWB grains as cash crops, or (2) the downward pressure on non-CWB grain (canola) prices because farmers are forced to sell these non-CWB grains for cash, which pushes these prices lower than they would go otherwise.

The CWB must get at least $20 per tonne premiums on average just to cover these higher handling costs. And even bigger premiums if they’re going to cover the other opportunity / delivery costs mentioned above.

And they don’t.

Conclusion: the CWB costs farmers money.

[wilagro]

What a cabal of spoiled brat OUTLAWS. Can't wait for your "hard fought for" goodies. Your esteemed Ag Minister says Aug 01/07...what is the problem?

You guys and one gal, smarten up.