Donations to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank are down by 2,000 tonnes this
year, largely due to the prairie drought.
Richard Phillips, director of resources for the Canadian Foodgrains
Bank, said 4,900 tonnes of grain have been donated by farmers across
the country this year.
“Ontario farmers had a better crop this year and their increased grain
donations will help offset the western shortfall,” Phillips said in a
News release
news.
Donors receive tax receipts for these donations, which Phillips noted
had increased in value due to increases in the Pool Return Outlooks for
CWB spring wheat prices this crop year.
Donors can expect supplemental tax receipts that will reflect that
increase in value to $50 a tonne from $40.
Afghanistan, Malawi and North Korea have received major food shipments.
Ethiopia is also expected to be facing major food shortages.
The foodgrains bank is a Christian-based food aid and development
organization that collects and helps distribute donations of grain,
cash and other agricultural commodities for the world’s hungry.
The program has handled more than 800,000 tonnes of food since it began
in 1983.
