Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 8, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday May 8, 1973 . Survey finds Canadian wheat More competitive wheat Pool against overseas office wheat Board minister Otto Lang can accept a Pat on the Back when he reads what his . Competitors say about Canada s look in wheat marketing. It appears that the Overall Impact will be to make Canadian hard red Spring cheats More competitive with North Dakota s Spring wheat in the Export markets o the world and this move by tile Ca Nadian government makes i t increasingly important for the United Stales to strive for shipments of uni form hard Quality Spring wheat in Export these arc two conclusions from a just published study sponsored by the North a k o t a wheat commission and the North Dakota state University on the Impact of recent changes in Selling methods and grading Stan Dards. Key part of tile study conducted by North Dakota economists Mel Maier and Don Anderson was the re s p o n s e to questionnaires sent to leading milling firms and importers in Western Europe and Japan. Questions were raised re Garding an Overall change in the physical properties of Canadian wheat milling and baking properties and dependability of the protein guarantee. The consensus from responses report the economists was dial the Guaran tee of protein was the most important change in the Canadian grading sys tem for wheat. Buyers found that the actual protein level of the shipments was equal to that guaranteed and in Many cases was they said Only rarely did protein fall below the specified Maier and Anderson concluded that this chair pc was farm reports by John Clark United Grain growers Gulf Oil Canada limited dividend notice Kotuce is hereby Given that the Board of directors of the company Lias declared Ihu following dividends us the outstanding paid up shares in the capital Slock of the company 1. A regular quarterly dividend of Lintean cents itn1 put share for the second Quarter ending june payable in Canadian funds july 2, 1073, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Junel 2, an extra dividend of ten cents per share pay Able in Canadian funds Only to shareholders of record it the close of business on june a 11173. J. C.3m1ilupk, Secretary. Toronto april a 1373. Important because of advances in milling and Bak ing technology which have resulted in a demand for More exact knowledge of the protein level of wheat Millers reported they noticed a Small decline in the non billable portion of Ca n a d i a n wheat. However they Felt this difference in the physical characteristics of the wheat was due More to the characteristics of the crop year or the Export Standard specification for the year rather than the change in grades. The reports from Millers and laboratories indicated there was no significant changes in the milling and baking characteristics of the no. 1 Canada West Ern red Spring wheat. The wheat Mills and Hakes Simi Lar to the old grades of fhe same protein Content. What did Millers think of . Hard red Springs in comparison generally United Stales no. 2 Dos was considered to be equal to Canadian milling wheal of similar protein Content in milling and baking re port the economists. Incidentally Canadian reports Are that Dos cheats have to be at least Viper cent in protein than our cheats to command the same Price. The researchers said Sev eral respondents indicated the United slates could improve its grading standards by reducing the amount of clean Oul o r non Millay la malarial. Millers reported the . Shipments had a lower moisture Content bul our no. 1 Grade had a higher isl weight. Of course changes in the grading system of Canadian wheat Aren t the Only Factor that has made Canada More competitive since Otlo Lang first look charge of the wheat Board. Service to customers As Well As Price must be competitive and wheal Quality Musl be maintained. Services provided by the Selling country such As credit arrangements ship Ping terms and technical assistance to Millers and Bakers also of Eccl Price relationships Between particular classes of compel Itic wheals. An example of technical assistance i s the newly formed Canadian International grains Insl Lule. Financed by the wheat Board and the Federal govern ment the Institute s Job is to expand the information and technical assistance services available to Over seas customers. The inst l u i e will enable foreign technicians to learn about Canada s wheat in its Laboratory. But the North Dakota economists View the changes in Canada s wheal. Grading system whereby customers gel a wider 1 Choice in Quality and uniformity of protein Content As Canada s major competitive undertaking. The main pressure for change was initiated by the Canadian Grain commission a department of agriculture body which is responsible for enforcing the Canada Grain act. Among its duties is Loen sure the Quality of Canad an Grain and oilseed on world markets and when the Canada Grain act was revised one of the main changes was adoption of grading standards thai made allowance for protein Conlen in wheal. Recalls chief commissioner ii. D. Pound a seems so obvious . Here we were Willi the Best wheat in the world and Wilh die highest average protein Content losing qual Ity markets to countries such As the uni cd Stales Australia and the user be cause they could segregate out a High protein shipment of wheat if the curl incr w a n i c d in. We had to the Canada Grain act established several grades and no. 1 Canada Western red Spring wheat has been traded extensively since first being offered on August 1, 1971, and no. 2 cars since August 1, 1872. The no. 1 cars wheat is a combination of Manitoba no. 1 and no. 2, the grades offered before the change. There was Little change in the physical Mea sures of Quality such As test weight degree of Ker Nel soundness vitreous Ker Nel percentage and percentage of impurities from the older grades. To Eccl the Grade no. 1 and no. 2 wheat Musl continue to be equal ill Quality to Marquis. The minimum Quality definitions for no. 1, no. 2 and no. 3 Caks cheats can Only be changed by parliamentary Amend ment. In addition each year the Grain commission established an Export Stan Dard of the grades of wheal to be offered. The cd porn Standard nor 111 a 1 i y has specific Lions which arc higher than those of die minimums Sci Mil in die Canada Grain acl. The reason this is done is because Hie Export Stan Dard is an average Quality for the Grade and depends in Parl on the Quality of crop for die year and on the Quality of any carryover from previous says commissioner Pound. But the most important change to overseas custom ers is offering Spring wheat on a protein guaranteed basis. The three lop wheal grades Are segregated in terminals to provide Export stocks at different protein Levels. A buyer who gels a certificate final issued by Din Grain commission is guaranteed that die Quality of the Grade stated is to or belter than the Export Standard. Lie is also Guaran Lead die minimum Polcin con Lent and the amount of Grain contained in the cargo. In fact Canada is the Only country in die world dial Sells its wheat on die s i r e n g i h of a piece of paper instead of a Sample of actual Grain. Before wheat was sold on a guaranteed protein basis a customer had to go Little love for master Board continued from 13 cause it would Only i ave to be broken Down into com Millers and the various boards arc operating at this level lie indicated the Board system is not the final solution with his Opin Ion on closer integration of the marketing systems. The director thought marketing boards were usually created out of crisis and Dunwoody company chartered accountants 6th floor Childs bldc., Winnipeg Man. 604 Park ave., Beausejour Man. Also in . Ontario at Kenora Dryden fort Frances Lakehead main St. 8th ave., Swan River Man. Get a perfect answer. Ever time the code a phone automatic Tele phone answering system answers on the first ring with your own message records callers messages word for word. Costs As Little As 5v a Day to lease or buy 50 per Day per write or phone National answering systems a division of National typewriter t office equip might co. Ltd. 639 Portage Avenue Winnipeg Man. R3b 2g3 Telephone 786-6611 in arc Hud been no crisis for beef producers that would Start them toward a Board formation lie said a Eccl Briard deserves a closer Luok by East Lumen because i e m a n d s or beef have shown there arc weaknesses in the Supply of beet to producers and Large users. Lie found it interesting that at least one Large com Pany Cara operations which prepares meals for airlines and Airport restau rants purchases australian beef by the s h i p -1 o a d claiming its Large orders can t he filled in Canada. Think a beef Board in Manitoba could do great he said. Or. Lanssen said some thing has to be done about the Imir Keling of special crops such As Mustard and buckwheat. The japanese who arc buying millions of dollars Worth of Manitoba pork Are silting on our Doorstep in the Market for special crops. The present method for Selling the special crops has not been satisfactory according to or. Janis san. Japanese have not been very Happy Wilh the present mechanism. Special crops could become very important if the source was More he said. The japanese have been buying special crops through a Minneapolis firm the director said. Or. Jansson was asked about the changes taking place in credit to Manitoba Farmers through the Manitoba Agri cultural credit corp. The major change has been the withdrawal of Manitoba from the Federal Farl credit corp. In an Effort to Stem the flood of Farmers leaving he land the government is prepared to Purchase farms and lease them to a begin Ner or Farmer trying to develop his holdings at a Rale of five per cent of the mar Ket value. The government claims this is the lowest rate available to a Farmer and can live Wilh the Rale offered to help Genera Lions have an Opportunity to take Over the family farm while the old folks Are provided for through he government Purchase. M r. Tanks in said the Macc investment will be fully recovered Over a period of 32 years. Another support program currently underway is the manpower Pool system for farm labor being installed by inc department of Agri culture. Ii r. Jansson said five regional offices have been established to enrol Farny workers and work with the Federal manpower depart ment which will also Supply names of available workers. The Federal department is Happy to see the province step into this area. The fed eral Effort has fallen Short of its he said. To make in easier for Farmers hiring help the government will take Over administration o f regulations such As unemployment insurance and Canada pen Sion plan. The Farmer won t be burdened by additional paperwork. M r. Jansses feels the 1 raining of farm workers has never been adequately studied and said the depart ment is moving to fill the void that presently exists in the country manpower Pool. Training will include opera Tion and servicing of machinery As Well As handling and care of livestock. The secretariat director said the manpower pro Gram will be a in Nordina lion of his department and health and social services. Tic said employable welfare recipients will he referred to the manpower Pool it they arc prospects for Agri cultural work. I feel this is something Worth trying Hal will help f a r m c r s and the Unzem or. Jansson said the government is working on a three year program to in crease livestock production. He noted the farms with larger incomes rely on live Stock production. He estimated 67 per cent in come on a successful farm comes from beef production. Lie said the incapability of livestock production is h u r t i n g Canada s Export Market. There is no guaranteed Supply and no marketing body other than the packers. To make the beef program Success urn Macc Wil have to play a Large he said. H. D. Pound chief commissioner according to the Luck of the shipment. The average pro Tein of a wheat crop varies from year to year and from area to says or. Pound. If a customer happened to get a shipment made up of wheat mainly from a Low protein area he would find it differed markedly from he average for the Canad an japanese and Western in r o c a n Millers As the North Dakota economists obviously recognized Are Hie people most interested in guaranteed protein Levels. New dough and bread in a k i n g techniques allow countries to Combine Low protein cheap cheats and High protein expensive wheals Inlo a total mix that frequently is cheaper than buying a medium Quality wheat and makes accept Able bread. In the Case of say the Market in the United King Dom Millers have Access to Low priced Domestic wheat which has a Low protein. They want to be Able to buy As Lillic More costly High Polcin wheat As possible to still make a decent dough m i x knowing they Are going to get a certain pro Lein Content in their wheat is required for any Millers working with a Sharp pen continued from Page 13 Are in danger of research ing everything to he said. One bureaucracy is bad enough. It would be better if we did not an concern about confusing the japanese Market Wilh too Many Canadian organizations overseas was voiced by several delegates at the Council meeting. One Delegate asked if in would not be More advantageous to expand the coun cil offices in Canada to assimilate information on eat i n g and feeding habits around the world. The Home work should be done at Home the Delegate said and then a representative sent. Another Delegate said he thought there was a very real danger of confusing the buyers by the multiplicity of organizations doing various jobs. This confusion is difficult to overcome and be guarded Mac la Inclan president of United Grain growers said he did not think a Council office would com Pete with the wheat Board or other existing offices or result in confusion. The wheat Board is very much involved in the tender of wheat and Barley to the japanese food he said in a speech to the Council meeting. Coarse grains however arc not clearly spelled out in terms of reference of the wheat Board s office in he added. The commercial division of the Canadian embassy has Only three officers engaged in the promotion of agricultural products much of whose time is taken up by looking after Canadian businessmen visiting Japan scanning newspapers and journals answering Calls from japanese firms and corresponding to Canada. Anyway my Point is that the existing two offices Are working to their fullest capacities and Uherc is a Case for resources if we Are to initiate pro or. Runciman said. George Heffelfinger pres 1 d e n t of National Grain Ltd., and lome Parker a member of the Manitoba farm business association who recently poured Japan and Southeast Asia both la Vord the idea of at least one office in Japan which would boost the sales of Ca Nadian grains. Or. Heffel Tingir said the United states feed Grain Council had been particularly successful and can measure its effects on sales. He warned that the present shortage of grains could quickly reverse to a surplus. We have no Choice but to develop a format and Lake the he said during the meeting. We should Roll up our sleeves when things Are going Good so Well know what to do when things get our 50th year Crabb company Ltd. Established 1923 ii pleated to announce the formation of a company Crabb Hopwood Ltd. To assume All aspects of the residential real estate department at a location 556 Academy Road phone 474-2471. The management team of Crabb Hopwood Ltd. Are Michael Hopwood Andy Hopwood and Gerald Barrett Hamilton who formerly managed t4he real estate department of Crabb company Ltd. Crabb company Ltd. Will in i traditional activity to in mortgage and commercial real estate at h l location 290 Garry Street phone 947-0693. To 1 v no matter what farm Enterprise you re engaged in you know the importance of sound financial management to achieve the profit targets you be and like any com Mercial Enterprise it Means careful plan Ning in every area from your Day to Day of petitions to your Long Range goals. In to Day s competitive Economy a successful farm Enterprise needs skilled knowledgeable management it s a big Job. And one we can help Vou with. 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