An economic analysis of removing the Canadian Wheat Board's single desk authority and rail deregulation in Western Canada

• Main Author: Wallace, Janelle E.
• Other Authors: Mattos, Fabio (Agribusiness and Agicultural Economics), Brewin, Derek (Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics) Steinke, Rick (The Canadian Wheat Board)
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: deregulation; CWB; British Columbia; Canada; Peace River
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/5041

Wheat is the most common cereal crop grown by farmers in Western Canada and is mainly used for export. The marketing structure for wheat in Western Canada is unique. The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), a statutory marketing board, is mandated to sell all wheat grown by farmers for human consumption in M...