Friday, 18 November 2011
WILL THE CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD BE DISMANTLED?
I found this article a little confusing at first. First I had to do some back ground reading. I wasn't totally sure what the Canadian Wheat Board really was. Basically it seems like the Wheat Board is where all the grain is sold to by farmers. I wondered if the price of wheat would go up if there was more competition in buying. I don't really think that is a positive thing. I understand why farmers would vote against having a wheat board if they think they could get more money from a private buyer although this may not be good for everyone else. I personally believe in keeping world wheat prices low. Other countries such as the US have raised world wheat prices and it may be argued that this was a catalyst behind uprisings in other countries. I also don't think the plebiscite was valid if only 56% of farmers voted.
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