I see lower returns for the farmers on this. right now a few farmers can sell to get a higher price outside of the wheatboard. That situation will change when a thousand farmers want to sell their wheat to the same buyer.
There were a few farmers that took their grain to the USA a decade ago. They got a lot of publicity about violating the wheatboard monopoly. But I also recall the protests by Americana farmers who did not like the competition from Canadian farmers.
The american government will get protectionist ( softwood lumber) and the Canadian farmer are going to spend more to market and deliver their own product. I fear it will eat into their profits/ livelihood.
time will tell.... ( or not)
(does anyone know just how much wheat (percentage) is actually grown in ontario? I recall that 200 acres in southern ontario was considered a big operation. In the prairies, 200 acres is an acreage)
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