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Producer Payment Options
View our PPO programs at a glance (PDF) to help determine which choices are right for you.
Fixed Price and Basis Price Contract
2011-12
- 2011-12 Basis Price Contract: lock in a basis and futures value for your wheat at different times. The sign-up period for December 2011 futures is September 1, 2010 to November 25, 2011. The December 2011 basis sign-up period is February 28, 2011 to November 25, 2011. Other futures and basis months will be offered as market liquidity allows. All BPCs must be locked in by the relevant lock-in deadline.
Futures month Lock-in deadline December 2011 9 p.m. CT November 25, 2011 March 2012 9 p.m. CT February 24, 2012 May 2012 9 p.m. CT April 20, 2012 July 2012 9 p.m. CT June 22, 2012
2010-11
- 2010-11 Basis Price Contract: lock in a basis and futures value for your wheat at different times. The deadline for signing up a Basis Price Contract (BPC) is January 31, 2011. BPCs must be locked in by the lock-in deadline.
Futures month Lock-in deadline December 2010 9 p.m. November 23, 2010 March 2011 9 p.m. February 18, 2011 May 2011 9 p.m. April 22, 2011 July 2011 9 p.m. June 24, 2011 - 2010-11 Fixed Price Contract: Wheat: choose a flat price for your 2010-11 wheat and sign up your tonnage any day between February 22, 2010 and January 31, 2011. FPCPlus for durum: choose a minimum flat price for your durum and sign up your tonnage any day between February 22, 2010 and January 31, 2011. Your remain eligible for a rebate of a portion of the risk discount.
Early Payment Options
2010-11
- 2010-11 Early Payment Options: to help manage your cash-flow needs, you can access 80, 90 or 100 per cent of the Pool Return Outlook for your board grain (less a discount) shortly after delivery. Available early-payment values depend on what time of year you deliver.
FlexPro
2010-11
- 2010-11 FlexPro: a year-round pricing contract for wheat that offers a daily cash price. FlexPro has separate sign-up and lock-in periods. The sign-up period ended July 30, 2010. Prices can be locked in any time between July 19, 2010 and July 29, 2011. You can price all your tonnage at once, or price portions on different days.
You can sign up and monitor your contracts from the convenience of your computer through CWB e-Services. Program values are posted online.
