Report On The Grain Trade

This report provides a detailed overview of future trading operations in the grain trade, including the benefits and risks of these practices. Drawing on expert analysis and case studies, it offers a comprehensive look at one of the most important and complex industries in the world. Essential reading for anyone interested in the grain trade or agricultural policy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Report on the Prairie grain trade, focusing on the international market in which most crops are sold, and the response of Canadian agricultural policies and Prairie farmers to that marketplace. The report gives background information on Prairie agriculture, its nature and variability; the market outlook for grains and seeds; the international policy scene; Canada's role in the grain and oilseed markets; long-term Prairie farm trends; the Prairie farm crisis; Canadian policies towards Prairie agriculture; "decoupled" farm-income support; and policy objectives and recommendations.