Old way of marketing?

[redbaron]

I see some groups are really resorting to some old
fashion methods. Does nothing change.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/1332885
68.html

Looking at the pile of grain and what it is worth in
the article. I suspect they are using CWB prices. On
world market it would be worth a heck of a lot
more. What a total waste.

[fjlip]

Link does not work.

[parsley]

Try cut and paste
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/1332885
68.html

[charliep]

Is this the article?

[URL="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/agriculture/grain-dumped-at-manitoba-mps-office-in-wheat-board-protest-133260783.html"]grain dump[/URL]

[parsley]

redbaron, they probably imported high priced
American wheat to dump so they could claim the
price was a legitimate price. Pars

[wd9]

I'm not from MB but Merv is a pretty great guy to go have a beer with in Ottawa. He truly cares about ag and farmers does not deserve being treated that way by an uninformed and wreckless CWB supporter. shame on them!

[Integrity_Farmer]

On the world market it would a heck of a lot more?

LOL. Are you stupid, don't you see that the CWB is selling at world prices or higher?

Then how do you get it there smart guy? You put it on a train and send it to port, which costs money, but not near as much as it would cost you in the United States.

I heard one moron on the radio saying that freight will be less without the CWB, because they will go thru Seattle port and they can by-pass the Rockies.

LOL.

They should not allow comedy on the radio like that it is dangerous when operating heavy machinery.

[bucket]

I_F

So the canadian transport system is a lower cost and the cwb is selling for more. Why are farm gate prices higher in Canada?

If I was a farmer in the US with 100 tonnes of wheat, I could be sold and paid. In Canada I would only be able to deliver 50 tonnes and get under 50 percent of my money, therefore, only generating 25 percent of my wheat cash flow.

If all things being equal, this means on 8 dollar per bushel wheat, western canadian farmers can only generate 2.00 per bushel on their wheat. This forces them to sell other commodities to pay bills and driving the price down.

[bucket]

Mistake on my last post should read:


Why are farm gate prices NOT higher in Canada?

[gregpet]

" Are you stupid, don't you see that the CWB is
selling at world prices or higher?"

No we can't see this, that's the proof we have been
asking for but none is ever provided. Would you
care to provide proof of premium prices since
there is a lot of proof that the open market out
performs the CWB consistently.

Remeber actual proof with documented actual
prices, not just saying the CWB does sell at a
premium, OK I_F.