Milton Boyd (WP op-ed, Aug. 18) says the grain industry will prosper post monopoly. That is an understatement when you figure the losses to rural communities, all going into the grain industry’s pockets. It doesn’t mean the farmers or communities will benefit. The grain industry will be back in the driver’s seat – as they […] Read more
Stories by R.e. Kennedy
Big losses
The announcement of a pasta plant built because of the Canadian Wheat Board dismantlement means all farmers have lost their market of best prices for their production. The corporate wish to decouple the market has come about. What decoupling means is there will no longer be a market price; the farmers’ income to come from […] Read more
