PRB 98-2E
THE GRAIN INDUSTRY IN CANADA
Prepared by:
Sonya Dakers, Science and Technology Division
Jean-Denis Fréchette, Economics Division
September 1998
MODULE CONTENTS
BACKGROUND: SUPPLY OF GRAINS
IN CANADA
Structure of the
Canadian Grain Industry
THE CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD
Origin
Mandate
and Operations
Canada-U.S.
Relations
Recent CWB
Changes
DATES OF HISTORICAL INTEREST
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
Agriculture
and Agri-Food
Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian Grain Commission
Canadian
International Grains Institute
THE RELATIVE POSITION
OF CANADA IN THE WORLD GRAIN MARKET
THE WTO, STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES
(STEs) AND EXPORT SUBSIDIES
CANADA-U.S. GRAIN TRADE RELATIONS
FEDERAL ACTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s
Sustainable Agriculture Strategy
Health
Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND NEW CROPS
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