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The Western Grain Transportation Act (French: Loi sur les paiements de transition du grain de l’Ouest) was a 1983 Canadian federal statute under which the formula for calculating a transport subsidy was modified.
The Canadian Wheat Board (French: Commission canadienne du blé) was a marketing board for wheat and barley in Western Canada.Established by the Parliament of Canada on 5 July 1935, its operation was governed by the Canadian Wheat Board Act as a mandatory producer marketing system for wheat and barley in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and a small part of British Columbia. [1]
The Winnipeg Grain & Produce Exchange was established in 1887. [1] Initially serving as a forum for cash trades in Canadian grains, it introduced its first futures contracts in 1904. Beginning with wheat futures, it subsequently added futures trading in barley , oats , flax , and rye .
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) is a private lobbying company [1] located in Saskatoon, Canada.Founded in 1970 as the Palliser Wheat Growers Association, the WCWGA was for many years an opponent of the Canadian Wheat Board's marketing status and advocated for open market competition in sales of wheat and barley.
In the 2019-20 crop year, which began Aug. 1 and runs through July 31 in Canada, wheat production is expected to rise to 33.3 million metric tonnes (mmt), compared with 31.8 million in 2018-19 ...
By the early 1980s, the government attempted to resolve the problems between the competing interests by altering the agreement. The Western Grain Transportation Act of 1983 allowed shipping rates to increase, but never more than 10% of the world price for grain. In addition, further cash payments were made by the government to the CPR.
Canadian Pacific and CN shattered records for hauling Canadian grain and grain products in the 2020-2021 crop year, which ran from Aug. 1, 2020, to July 31, 2021. ...
CJGX signed on August 19, 1927 after the Winnipeg Grain Exchange created a radio station to provide farmers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba with the latest grain and livestock prices. At first, the station exclusively broadcast grain and livestock pricing before gradually adding other programming. [ 3 ]