Conservatives selling out farmers, and Canadians' food supply.
by Wendy Holm
This fall, western grain farmers will begin to feel the pinch from the Canadian Wheat Board's loss of single-desk selling authority. This might appear, for example, as a loss of protein and malting premiums. While weather-related market shortages will bouy Canadian prices in the short term, the price effect of the loss of market power will become apparent as markets return to more normal conditions.