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"We find that the CWB's performance in delivering good prices for farmers is not strong, and recommend that the CWB enact reforms to provide... greater transparency for farmers on its performance...," said University of Regina business professor Sylvain Charlebois and Saskatchewan farmer Richard Pedde in their report entitled, A Bushel Half Full: Reforming the Canadian Wheat Board.
The C.D. Howe Institute issued the report as farmers mark their mail-in ballots in this fall's CWB director elections. Five of the wheat board's 15 board positions are up for grabs in what could be a pivotal vote for the marketing agency. The election is pitting candidates who favour the wheat board's sales monopoly on wheat and barley versus those who want an open market.See the full content of this document
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Report Gives Wheat Board Poor Marks
THE Canadian Wheat Board has earned poor returns for farmers over the last three years and needs to be reformed, the C.D. Howe Institute concl...
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