Glacier FarmMedia – Producers who weren’t paid for deliveries to Global Food and Ingredients Inc. (GFI) will be paid 75 cents on the dollar for their claims the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) said today. The CGC is also working with GFI’s receiver to realize on proceeds from the sale of the company’s grain inventory. Those […] Read more
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CGC pulls grain dealer’s licence after payment complaints
LSM Commodities operates elevators in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and buys grain from producers across the Prairies
WINNIPEG — Kelly Arthurs has never had a problem with non-payment for a grain delivery — until this spring. On May 10, two semi-trucks came to Arthurs’ farm in west-central Saskatchewan and loaded up with red lentils. Arthurs waited weeks for payment from LSM Commodities, a Saskatoon grain dealer, but the cheque never arrived. “Twice […] Read more
Sask. farmers want grain commission changes reversed
Organizations say harmonizing test weight tolerances at the higher export standard is not in producers’ best interests
Two Saskatchewan organizations want the Canadian Grain Commission to reverse its decision to harmonize test weight tolerances at the higher export standard. Sask Wheat and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan issued a press release July 17 saying the decision to eliminate the primary elevator tolerance could be financially detrimental for producers. Effective Aug. 1, […] Read more
Sask. farmers want CGC changes reversed
Sask Wheat chair Brett Halstead said the decision was ill-considered, hastily finalized and done without proper consultation.
