Canola producers in Western Canada will soon have an opportunity to market their oilseeds through the CWB.
CWB spokesperson Maureen Fitzhenry said the company will soon announce details about canola pooling opportunities.
“There’s a lot of crop out there and there’s a lot of canola out there too, which is something that we do plan to pool this year as well,” Fitzhenry said.
The CWB is now allowed to market only wheat and barley. That is expected to change next month when the CWB sales monopoly ends and it begins competing with private sector grain companies for farmers’ grain.
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The revamped CWB will be allowed to market crops such as oats, canola, mustard, pulses and special crops.
Fitzhenry also said the CWB plans to sell its Winnipeg office building.
It is in the process of reducing staff and is eventually expected to have fewer than 100 employees. About a year ago, it employed 430 people.
Fitzhenry said fewer employees will require less space. If the building is sold, the CWB would likely lease office space from the new owner rather than move.
She said CWB operations could likely be consolidated onto a floor and a half of the existing eight-storey office building.
