Bill approved to dismantle CWB

Canada's legislators have approved the bill that will strip the Canadian Wheat Board of its monopoly powers, and will soon allow grain growers to begin negotiating contracts to sell their barley and wheat for delivery after August 1, 2012. "This is a tremendous day," said Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, hours before the vote but anticipating the bill's approval. "This is a movement forward. This is what we have been waiting for for decades. We will get the job done." Read more ...