Durum comments

[Fransisco]

A local elevator manager had a better analogy. It's like phoning a radio station for one of their giveaways.

"And now we'll be taking... caller 9..."

Everyone other than caller 9 is SOL.

[furrowtickler]

Just watch, "cwb anounces 'the grainflow program will not contiue in 2010 due to lack of farmer interest.'"

[cropduster]

Maybe they had Maureen `over the barrel` and forgot about the marketing!!

[SASKFARMER3]

This BS program is awful. Had a easier time getting AC/DC tickets and way less stress. Come on white get your crap organized or go home! Your 15 months of fame is almost up.

[stubblejumper]

small % of farmers read agriweek

[cityguy]

With the $1.38 LDP currently in place in the US for durum, is there the possibility that US farmers could swing their spring wheat acres over to durum next spring?

[oneoff]

It sure is hard to deliver a convincing argument to counter how much worse off farmers would be without the CWB monopoly. With no alternative marketing strategies; except non-starters like CWB buybacks; producing feed quality grains etc.; your options are all at the low end.
I am told that high protein US wheat now commands a couple of bucks extra premium. I also know that a couple of years ago durum at US delivery points was considerably more than CWB prices. Those differences can and do and have lastest for months at a time; not that it is significant since the CWB makes sure that farmers couldn't possibly capture those opportunities.
Somebody tell me that organic farmers and seed growers live under those same onerous restrictions, and if not then how do they possibly survive.

[Raven]

Oneoff,

Seedgrowers are out of the monopoly, but not organic growers. So what happens is that US growers have free access to new varieties that prairie producers have helped pay to develop. The US growers are then free to sell into all markets, including Canada. Same advantage for eastern growers.

On the other hand, the CWB has never chosen to let out organic. However, a few years ago, the regular buy-back costs were so high, it made the CWB look bad, so they now have a buy-back scheme whereby the selling-back to the organic grower is pre-set. Of course the CWB arbitrarly sets the cost and so far, have only increased it once.

[gustgd]

stubblejumper
That's the worst argument ever!!
of what difference does it make who reads Agriweek?
Pick just one fact or figure to refute then state your points, then we can debate said points.

To paraphrase Einstein. "It only takes one, to prove everyone else wrong".

[gustgd]

I will start with.
The CWB in setting their April PRO at
2 CWAD 11.5 269.00 tonne or 7.32 bu. vs March at 284.00 7.73
Do your own freight and deductions

http://cwb.ca/dom/db/contracts/pool_return/pro.nsf/WebPRPub/2009_20090423.html?OpenDocument&CropYr=2009-10

I'll use $61.00 to get $268.00 net or $7.29 bu and a 30 bu acre yield (our budgeted yield) to get a gross of around $218.00 an acre.
Not to bad, a signal to grow Durum.
vs all other cereals for and to net a few dollars an acre.
I will save you the work but Mays PRO was higher 278.00 tonne or $7.57 bu.

The people who sets the PRO's should be called to the floor to explain their actions.to the WESTERN farmers who pay the bills.
The BOD who accepted the advice of management will have to change policy's to prevent this type of debacle from happening again.

If your going to argue the points remember to show your work.