The Canadian Wheat Board may turn to the courts to preserve its single desk marketing system, said board chair Allen Oberg.
“We will certainly have a look at all legal options,” he said.
“We poll farmers from time to time and one thing most agree on most is that the decision on what happens to the CWB needs to be made by farmers and not the minister’s office in Ottawa.”
The board of directors will be meeting in early June.
“That’s going to have to reflect the new environment we have to operate in,” Oberg said.
He acknowledged that a majority government will make it easier for the Conservatives to end the wheat board’s monopoly powers.
“But we hope they respect the CWB Act and farmers’ democratic rights.”
Agriculture and CWB minister Gerry Ritz said the government will not hold a vote among farmers about the future of the board, but promised to consult farmers.
