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Wheat Board Advisory Committee Report Details 1980 meeting

The Wheat Board Advisory Committee met on April 30 1980 with eleven committee members five Commissioners the Grain Transportation Co ordinator and senior staff present. Producer deliveries rose 7.5 percent and exports up 8.5 percent from the prior year with total exports likely to exceed last year. Transportation to Thunder Bay and the West Coast improved and grain car availability increases monthly due to new hoppers and box rehabs. Labour problems are minor and expected to stay manageable. Aiming to establish straight grain gangs by the West Coast Longshoremen. Prices are declining and blamed factors include US embargo on Russian shipments and the upcoming US election. The Board monitors US market penetration since the embargo. World crop prospects remain uncertain with forecasts due in four to six weeks. A protein grade of No 1 CW 13.5 percent or better will be required for the next crop year. Discussions on terminals crushing plant quotas and productivity in quota bases will continue. A weather pattern presentation was not encouraging. The Productivity Symposium in Saskatoon set for late October 1980 was discussed with some decisions to be made. Next meeting is May 27 1980.