Project Hammer: reduce collusion in the Canadian grocery sector

Re:Project Hammer: reduce collusion in the Canadian grocery ... by canadiantim on Monday September 09, 2024 @08:41PM (#41495962)

Wheat is no longer government controlled in Canada, the wheat board was sold off back in 2015 and no longer is the sole purchaser.

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Re:Project Hammer: reduce collusion in the Canadian grocery ... by randomdata on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @01:00AM (#41497300)

The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), which only ever served the prairie provinces, was sold off. The Ontario Wheat Board is still in operation (now known as Grain Farmers of Ontario) and declared an end to the single desk in 1999, which was phased out by the early 2000s.

GFO continued to run an optional pool until the 2020 crop year, but that has now also come to an end. I can't imagine anyone was still using it. It was a product of a bygone era.

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Re:Project Hammer: reduce collusion in the Canadian grocery ... by canadiantim on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @06:03PM (#41506078)

Thank you for the context and info, good to know.

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