| Link to Study | Study Description |
| An Open Market for CWB Grain | A 2008 study prepared by InformaEconomics to determine the implications of an open marketplace for western Canadian wheat, durum and barley for farmers. |
Canadian Independent Federation of Business (CFIB) - Prairie Farmers’ Report Card on CWB Customer Service:
Improvements Needed - (205K PDF) | This fall, farmers will be voting in the 2010 Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) Director Elections in Districts 1,3,5,7 and 9 for a four year term expiring in December 2014. CFIB will be asking CWB Director Candidates what their plans will be to improve customer service at the CWB and how to improve the way the Board interacts with farmers. |
| Wheat Export Marketing Arrangements Draft Report | Australian Government Productivity Commission released a draft report on wheat exports and marketing. Final enquiry report has been completed and sent to the Australian Government for its consideration. |
CWB Benchmarking Pedde Report - February 2007 - 456K PDF
. | Whether or not the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) should be retained in its present form as sole buyer of Prairie grains is the subject of current debate and a vote by Western Canadian grain farmers in March 2007. This paper contributes to the discussion by adducing new results on the performance of the CWB. It is hoped that the findings will enable more informed voting and follow-up action. |
| Market Signals in the Barley Sector - October 2006 - 2714K PDF | The objective of this project was to review how market signals are currently transferred in Canada’s barley supply chain: 1) identify contextual and structural changes that have occurred in the Canadian barley sector over the past 5 to 10 years; 2) identify stakeholder opinions and perceptions about functionality and success and options for change; and 3) provide options to improve transmission of market signals with the intention of increasing efficiency, competitiveness and profitability of stakeholders in the barley supply chain. |
| Marketing Choice Task Force Final Report- October 2006- 127K PDF | The Task Force was established to address technical and transition issues for the Canadian grain industry related to the change to an environment where farmers will be able to sell wheat and barley to any domestic or foreign buyer, including a transformed CWB (CWB II). |
| CWB Guarantee Study - June 2006- 198K PDF | The CWB operates under the protection of three guarantees provided by the Government of Canada (GOC). The guarantees are referred to as the borrowing guarantee, export credit guarantee and the initial payment guarantee. |
| CWB Transition Project Final Report-February 2006 -272K PDF | The newly elected federal government has indicated that they desire to have a voluntary Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), which implies marketing choice for prairie grain producers. To assist in this process by stimulating debate and dialogue on desired outcomes and on
transition to the desired outcome, four possible business models for the CWB are developed in this report. |
| Australia Study Final Report - March 2005 -1457K PDF | The regulatory changes that have occurred in the Australian wheat and barley sector over the last 15 years provide insightful parallels for the marketing of wheat and barley in western Canada. |
| International Law and Trade Policy (Estey Journal) - 379K PDF | The objective of this study is to explore the challenges faced by
Canada’s primary agriculture and agrifood sectors in adapting to a more liberal trade regime. |
| Oats Study - November 2005- 605K PDF | The objective of this case study is to document the evolution of the Canadian oat market under the open market system. This report discusses the structural changes that have occurred over the past 15 years in oat production and commerce. |
| Ontario's Wheat Industry with Direct Marketing - October 2005 | Producers in Ontario have three marketing options: to sell through the Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board (OWPMB) pool account; to use the forward price contracts and cash bids offered by the OPWMB; or to sell directly to grain elevators, brokers or flour mills. |
| Canadian Barley in Transition (Sparks) April 2004 - 1033K PDF | The purpose of this analysis is to take a detailed and critical look at the western Canadian barley industry in view of many recent changes, as well as anticipated trends and changes yet to come. Trends in global and North American markets and policies are featured as well as
Canadian domestic production and policy trends. Both feed and malting industries are reviewed in these terms. |
| An Open Market for CWB Grain" - December 2003- 248K PDF | A study to determine the implications of an open marketplace in western Canadian wheat, durum and barley for farmers. |
| Sparks Benchmark Study - January 2003 - 207K PDF | In 2000, the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) commissioned Dr. Richard Gray of the University of Saskatchewan to develop a procedure for “benchmarking” the performance of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). Gray defined his goal as the creation of “meaningful benchmarks that will measure the performance of the CWB relative to a market where multiple sellers exist.” |
| George Morris Final Report - March 2002 - 223K PDF | This report examines the history of votes and plebiscites on the CWB, examines relative performance of the Prairie region in value adding for grains, and brings together the literature on the benefits and costs of the
CWB. |