Plant Breeders' Rights

[malleefarmer]

There are several State & Federal Government levies that as grain buyers from the Primary Producers Centre State Exports is legally obligated to deduct from the grower payment and pay directly to the appropriate government agency on the grower’s behalf. These levies are as listed below

State Levies - 2013/14 season

Primary Industry Funding Scheme (PIFS) - $0.20/t
Grain Research and Development Fund (PIFS GRDF) - $0.30/t

Federal Levies - 2013/14 season

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry Australia (AFFA) – 1.02% of farm gate value

End Point Royalties - 2013/14 season

Grain producers are legally obligated to pay end point royalties on certain crop varieties. To assist grain producers and royalty managers Centre State Exports will deduct the applicable end point royalty from grower payments and remit the funds to the relevant royalty manager. All varieties, relevant breeders and rates are listed below.
End point royalty depends on how old the variety is usually between $3.00 per tonne and $1 and levy is lfted after 5 or 6 years.
when delivered to bulk handling system type is declared and levy automatically comes of payment so seed can be bulked up but levy still paid
A lot of breeding here is done by ag universities some private some multinational Australian farmers don't even blink at paying levies and some guys still grow wheat that's been around for 25 years

[malleefarmer]

should add I was mostly reffering to wheat canola is 85% done by multi national companies

[grassfarmer]

I thought you grain guys would have been aware of this sooner - the NFU has been working on it for
20 years. Bit late now to ask "what can be done to stop it?"

Here is a submission the NFU made to CFIA on the topic in 2005.
http://www.nfu.ca/sites/www.nfu.ca/files/AMMENDMENTS%20CFIA%20Brief%20March%202005.pdf

Bad news for farmers but good for corporate representatives like wd9

[wd9]

Asshole comment grassfarmer.

[bucket]

Interesting reply to that wd9.

Must be some truth to it.

[wd9]

Lets just all agree with the NFU. Then we
can delete Agriville.

[grower99]

Malleefarmer thanks for the information
It's nice to have that info for a good
discussion. So if I grow 40,000 bu or
1089 tonne of a new variety I will
pay:.20 x 1089 .03 x 1089 $3.00 x
1089 40,000 x $6.00(market value of a
bu)x %1.02 $218 $327 $3267
$2448. So I would pay $6258. Is that
correct for the 2013/14 year. If I save
my seed for 2014/15 and grow 40,000 is
everything the same for this year and
for the next 4 or 5 years if
things(yield and price ie $6) remain the
same ?

[hedgehog]

I just had to pay £1900 for royalties on home saved seed for 2012 and 13.
Some varieties are woth it, others not.
We have english canola varieties foisted on us that are not suitable for our climate.
As sask says, give us back the 6ft tall stuff from 1986.

[katoe]

Sounds like some good questions for wheat commissiom candidates.

[wd9]

Anyone know how the US does it?