Some farmers are, no doubt, very happy with the marketing service provided by the board, and pooling and the services they provide; for some farmers those are perfectly fine. The durum price ranged from $6 per bushel up to $22 per bushel, and yes, the Wheat Board came out with an average of $12 per bushel. For some farmers, that's a very good return. Others would have liked an opportunity to capture a higher return.
It is a question about preferences of farmers. Some find that pooling is perfectly acceptable, but as we've seen, for five of the last six years the Wheat Board return has not been greater than the open market and even the durum return of $12 per bushel is below the average price that was available throughout the year.