International Trade committee  Yes, for sure. When I was referring to it there, I think I was talking mostly about how there are price differences between, say, wheat products in Canada and the United States, but some of those differences are very much based on the type of wheat grown in each place. What we've

International Trade committee  Yes, absolutely. I think you've made a good point. In outright production, I think you can see, especially with western Canadian farmers, that Canadians are very forward thinking. We've had some challenges that we've had to overcome, and I think that experience has contributed to

International Trade committee  As it relates to the U.S. and what we're talking about, I think that in the last couple of years farmers in the west have had a tough time dealing with some of the challenges, namely around transportation, and obviously with some of the interactions with the grain companies that

International Trade committee  No, I wouldn't say so. I think they're very much equal. On either side of the border, I think Canadian and American farmers both are very prosperous, very entrepreneurial, and extremely productive. I think there are a lot of similarities between us at a farmer level. I think ther

International Trade committee  On my farm, it's 22,000.

International Trade committee  To be honest with you, right in my area, which is very close to Regina, we have really quite good conditions. We haven't had the significant rain or the snow that many other areas have had lately. I would say that to my mind, we may be about one-third or coming up to one-half don

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I do thank all committee members for inviting the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association to this discussion on the critical matter of trade in North America. Going back to what you said, I would have liked to join you in person, but we're seeding ca

Agriculture committee  Thanks. Can you hear me? I'm having some problems here with this video conference.

Agriculture committee  I would say, from my perspective, that myth certainly does exist, and it's probably the number one issue out there with this bill around plant breeders' rights. You're right. At this time, as I said earlier today, with the varieties that are currently protected, if I buy it, I

Agriculture committee  I'm sorry, just for clarification, do you mean for farmers to do it?

Agriculture committee  Yes, that's a good question. For the most part, farmers themselves aren't the ones necessarily doing this research, especially around the breeding and the variety trials. What you're seeing, I think, is that it has essentially been a combination of public research and what C-18

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much for your time today. My name is Levi Wood, I am president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association. I also farm at Pense, Saskatchewan, which is just outside of Regina. I'd like to reinforce the comments made by Gary Stanford. In our view, and in ou

Agriculture committee  I would totally agree with Wade's comments. I think the real challenge is not so much.... We can usually find markets, depending on what grade of crop we have, you know, if that grade falls. The real challenge is that it directly impacts the return that farmers get at their leve

Agriculture committee  You know, I just do not have that number right in front of me. We did have it before the capacity. Just echoing the comments of Mark Hemmes of Quorum Corporation, he says that we're actually unloading fast enough and that we are actually turning the cars fast enough. I think w

Agriculture committee  Certainly from my perspective, I would suggest that the Canadian Wheat Board not being...[Technical Difficulty—Editor]...this crop has essentially zero impact on the backlog. A year ago, we went through the first year without the monopoly, and I would suggest that the grain trans