Bet on the CWB

[wmoebis]

I don't mean stories from the 'bad old days,' I mean actual economic analysis. If it was soooo important to get rid of the CWB there should be some comparative analysis by now that proves your point. It's nearly 6 years. Where is it?

Nothing to compare to all CWB files were destroyed. So it is hard or impossible to make actual economic analysis.

[CptnObvious]

101, I would look at loss of value during the 'sale,' loss of protein premium especially during '12-'13, lower port price relative to the U.S., and the really really big one: excess basis.

[CptnObvious]

True( I think) wmoebis, but sometimes if you can't look at the thing directly you can look at the hole it left.

[bucket]

protein premiums are now none existent. Canada sells a 3cwad all day long because end users have been conditioned to accept it.

Grow a 1cwad....what for?

[farming101]

Ok thanks for the general areas of concern, now the data please....

[samhill]

Captain Obvious how many years did you farm under the CWB? The fact all files destroyed kinda tells the tale. What has really hurt is the loss of the Wheat Poolls and those facilities.

[bucket]

Bottom line farmers are still arguing about open market or CWB ...just the way the government railways and graincos like it.


We are still price takers.

[kryger]

Protein payments non existent? Just sold some spring threshed feed wheat with 15.7 protein for $7.35/bushel. The elevator needed the protein. For what, I don't know, but I don't care.
I remember the good old days of the CWB, 3 bushel quota, waiting in line with a 3 ton truck. Picking up the check, barely enough to pay for groceries for the week.

[macdon02]

If you try to market wheat like you did when the cwb was around is a guarantee you'll put less in your pockets. If you adapted your likely winning or doing no worse. Times change and so does the skill set. It's definitely more work. Futures have done nothing but drop since 2012 excluding last springs blip.

[blackpowder]

The only resources i will expend on this troll like behavior is for a Homer Simpson faceplant.