Grain Growers of Canada... CWB Position

[begood]

I think the federal government is giving way to much time for the CWB to get ready for it's place, if any, in grain marketing.
Allowing the CWB to control the agenda will ensure the CWB does maximum damage to every farmer in the next year. Their agenda is to never allow anything but their approved changes; and that will certainly not be done within the federal governments time frame.
Put the CWB down once and for all. Or it never will get done.

[silverback]

Tell me again why No Cost Export Licences cannot be given out RIGHT NOW ! ??

[Raven]

Silverback, you are absolutely right. Export licences to producers ends the "buying" monopoly in its tracks. The Government could do that with a simple order to the CWB which they are oblicated to comply with.

With the monopoly ended, the CWB would have no choice but to work with the Government, rather than try to undermine in every way possible.

And licences only to farmers would ensure the grain companies and the rest of the trade (who also benefit from captive supplies of grain) would sincerely work with the Government for a workable change to voluntary in the legislation.

This is 1947 legislation!

[bucket]

Just get rid of the whole ****ing mess NOW.

The special deals for fusarium growers, the special deals for the red river valley, the churchill special deal (except when they haul it from churchill to vancouver then everyone pays). The special deals for the durum gdc where you could defer delivery as well as price no charge. The special deals for organics. The special voting deals for dead people.

But for the average grower - tough shit.

Yes, I will take the open market - I will be better off.

[begood]

Just like to add that currently registered seed growers can sell any amount of board grains into the US as seed. No cost.
Right now there is the opportunity to sell supposed durum seed to a US farmer who might have no intention of doing other than immediately selling for a profit. And both the CWB and the US farmer should just love the CWB for enabling this abuse that only exists because of our present Canadian monopoly.
Get some options now. Export permits etc. right now if the federal government is at all serious. I'll be convinced when the Cons actually show they can and will do something. So far there is no indication they have the will or ability to do anything.

[sumdumguy]

Minister Ritz could give these jokers an
ultimatum. There should be a timetable set up for
change. If they miss the date on timetable with
positive process, then immediate free export
permits are implemented. Maybe then the CWB
will take this initiative seriously.

Leadership within the minister's office is
necessary to start this ball rolling. Programs have
been rolled out several times. Good leadership is
what makes them fly.

No Fear!

[TOM4CWB]

Chairman Oberg played this 'plebicite' card to force Minister Ritz's hand... just as you have requested.

This has been planned and needs to be applied in a series of planned steps... that the Silly 8 can't interfere with.

Oberg has as much as admitted this plebicite is a waste of time and money.

Matches the 'single desk' very well... this is not about to maximise our assets and the returns of commercial grain growers that in the future will be CWB customers.

It truly looks like this is the planned sabotage of a voluntary CWB system ... to reck it now... so it never gets off the ground.

[sumdumguy]

The CWB should be given a timetable of
miletsones for change. Leadership would make
them understand that we are serious. If they
don't follow the plan, immediate free export
permits would be issued. End of Story!

[silverback]

Tom,

I am serious here. Why do they not issue the export licences right now?

What possible reason could there be to let this gong show get so farcical?

If these "planned steps" include getting the voters who supported you all these years madder than hell at the continuing stupidity and feet dragging, then it is working.

It is still June. Why couldn't they even open up 1/4 of the possible wheat volumes for the next crop year?

Did they want the summer off to bask in their victory May 2?

How long would it take to become a certified seed grower?

[blackpowder]

Last winter I had a senior board person tell me 'no one was approaching them for Export Licences, so therefore the market/s couldn't exist'
Let's not ease up on our MPs.
We may have a short time frame.