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Annual reports

Following the end of each crop year (August 1 to July 31), the CWB produces both an annual report which reviews CWB operations and an annual statistical tables report which provides a global snapshot of national and international data related to production, trade, transportation, stock levels and much more.

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Corporate profile

The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) markets western Canadian wheat, durum wheat and barley in Canada and throughout the world. All sales revenue, less marketing costs, is returned to farmers. Headquartered in Winnipeg, the CWB is a shared-governance corporation controlled by a board of directors comprised of 10 farmer-elected members and five Government of Canada appointees. As a key international grain trader, the CWB competes successfully with other major players in the grain industry, selling wheat and barley to more than 70 countries across the globe. With annual sales of $4 billion to $8 billion, it is the largest marketer of wheat and barley in the world.

Financial highlights
  2009-10 2008-09* 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06**

Combined operating results ($millions)
Revenue $5,151.0 $7,828.5 $8,418.6 $4,945.9 $3,498.3
Payments to Pool Participants $4,278.6 $6,432.1 $5,240.3 $3,497.8 $2,623.4
Payments to PPO Participants $278.2 $679.3 $1,921.1 $1,060.3 $537.2
Payments to Cash Trading Participants $6.1 $5.2 - - -

Receipts from producers (000 tonnes)
Wheat 15 603.3 15 931.5 13 368.1 15 516.6 11 971.2
Durum 3 413.5 4  281.4 3 581.0 3 982.7 4 308.9
Designated barley 1 445.0 2 411.4 2 444.9 1 851.3 1 464.7
Barley (Pool A) - 19.3 37.5 147.5 915.8
Barley (Pool B) - 11.6 418.0 19.8 127.5
Cash trading 593.8 561.1 1 206.9 5.9 -
Total 21 055.6 23 216.3 21 056.4 21 523.8 18 788.1

* 2008-09 results have been re-stated to conform with the current year’s presentation, in compliance with current Generally Accepted Accounting Standards.

** 2005-06 excludes the impact of the Canadian accounting standard for financial instruments.