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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Spot Price Check- Friday October 31
Hard Red Spring Wheat
Bottineau, North Dakota $7.55 per bushel CAD
CWB Fixed Price/Manitoba $5.98 per bushel CAD
Difference - $1.57 per bushel CAD
Winter Wheat
Bottineau, North Dakota $6.94 per bushel CAD
CWB Fixed Price/Manitoba $5.12 per bushel CAD
Difference -$1.82 per bushel CAD
Posted in Price Comparisons
Letter to the editor- Kevin Archibald
Rolf Penner- This is unacceptable. And Unfortunately Harry is not the first reporter who has been banned from Board news conferences for asking tough but fair questions. I have recently been made aware of others.
No censorship in democracy
‘Freedom’ is a word that is used a lot regarding Canadian Wheat Board discussions. Usually, it is in the context of marketing choice for farmers./ But it now appears there is an even more fundamental freedom at stake: freedom of the press. Continue reading
Posted in Breaking the Rules, General
Counter Argument- U.S. elevators
“Some observers have pointed out that US elevator bids are not a useful comparison because the wheat, durum and barley markets in the US are limited to domestic consumption only. This statement ignore the fact that the US has exported an average of 58% of its spring wheat production and 44% of its durum production, indicating that elevator bids in the US are not simply based on domestic use, but also reflect export markets.”
Source: Informa
Posted in Price Comparisons
2000 Page Views!
Rolf Penner- As of tonight the stat counter on this website registered it’s 2000 th page view. Not to shabby considering it only went online October 15. A big thank-you to everyone who has come by to take a look so far.
Keep coming back I’ve got plenty of more good stuff to show you every single day.
Posted in General
Toews breaks another rule
Rolf Penner- Another day goes by and we find out that Bill Toews has broken another rule. He has illegally put his signs on provincial roadways.
The pattern continues Mr. Toews seems to think that he is somehow above the election rules and provincial laws. I’m willing to bet that he will not comply with this directive, that he will not take responsibility for his actions and that Manitoba taxpayers are going to have to pick up the tab for Toews illegal activities.
Below is the email that all candidates got today.
Gentlemen Continue reading
Posted in Breaking the Rules
Good Cartoon
Rolf Penner- I got this in the mail today from fellow candidate Barry Reimer who said it’s okay if I post it. It makes a good point about the CWB’s competitiveness. And that is one of the things that I’m going to be working on if elected, improving the CWB’ s performance.
Posted in Pictures
Thoughts on today’s debate
Rolf Penner- Well it really wasn’t so much of a debate as it was 5 guys answering a few questions. I tried to get a bit of a back and forth going with Bill Toews, but he didn’t like it and didn’t seem to want an actual exchange. Which is too bad, I think farmers would have really liked to hear us actually debate our ideas in a more open manner.
I was really impressed with Barry Reimer and Curtis Sims. I will not be one bit sorry if either of them get elected, I think they’re both solid guys with good heads on their shoulders who’ll do a good job of representing farmers interests around the board table. They are of the same belief as me, the board needs to be voluntary but it definitely should remain an option for farmers who want to use it. Continue reading
Posted in General
Weighted Average Prices
Rolf Penner- CWB Monopolists don’t like spot price comparisons, because they can’t beat them. They don’t like simple average price comparisons because they can’t beat those either. So they sometimes like to use the USDA weighted average prices to compare with because sometimes they can beat those (see chart below). But there are some big problems with using this USDA measurement for comparisons. Continue reading
Posted in Price Comparisons
Live Radio Debate Today- Golden West Radio 1-2pm
Rolf Penner- I hope I don’t get as rough a ride as Batman does here!
Posted in Video
“Cash Plus”, another CWB marketing innovation
Rolf Penner- If you click on the following link you will see a flow chart explaining how the new CWB ‘cash plus’ program for malting barley really works. It reminds me a little of what Winston Churchill said when he looked at the troubles in Ireland, ” If you are not thoroughly confused by it all, then you really don’t understand the problem.” It also makes me wonder about the wheat boards favourite saying, the one about how it is run by farmers, I don’t know of any farmer who could come up with something as convoluted as this to try and sell their crop. A small army of government beaureaucrats that I can believe, farmers, no way. cash-plus-flow-chart.pdf
Worst Basis Ever- February,2008
Rolf Penner- What do you think it would have been if the Board had to compete for your grain?
Posted in Charts, Price Comparisons
