Guess who’s paying for new grain grading?
"Working with proposed changes to grading factors can translate into a lot of speculation, and that’s troubling for Jim Wickett, chair of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association."
Federal Budget Fails Entrepreneurial Grain Farmers
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers put a failing grade on the 2019 Federal Budget announced yesterday. What little is contained in the budget for agriculture only fixes problems that the federal government has previously created. The new exclusion of the carbon tax on cardlock fuel should never have been necessary. Compensation for sectors […]
New Trade Agreement Requires Changes To Canada’s Grain Act
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association sees the United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement as a good step forward for Canada. One change impacting the wheat sector is that any registered wheat varieties grown on either side of the border would be recognized in the other country.
The grain commission has an extra $130M. But a refund to farmers would be illegal
In a news release, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association expressed "outrage" at the overcharge and resulting surplus. The association's chair, Jim Wickett, proposes the industry look at private sector numbers and find more cost-effective ways to provide the services of the commission.
Canadian Grain Commission Surplus has Farm Groups, Producers Expressing Outrage
The Canadian Grain Commission has a $130-million dollar surplus and announced plans to invest that money. They plan to create a $40-million contingency fund to protect itself against future declines in delivery volumes, and invest the remaining $90-million in grain quality assurance and strengthening safeguards.
Grain Commission Surplus Spending Not Sitting Well With Some Farm Groups
“This surplus is built on the backs of hard working farmers, money that should be in their pockets, not CGC coffers," said Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) President Levi Wood.
Wheat Growers Call for Refund on Grain Commission User Fees
The Canadian Grain Commission’s large surplus from user fees over the last few years needs be drawn down and returned to farmers, says the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association.
Farmers overcharged nearly $100 million in CGC user fees
The Canadian Grain Commission has built up a surplus of nearly $100 million since 2013-14 through excess user fees collected from Canadian grain farmers. That surplus has prompted the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association to call for surplus fees to be immediately returned to grain farmers.