Farm group call for changes to grain contracts
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) said farmers continue to be hurt by grain contracts.
APAS wants Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Marie-Claude Bibeau to weigh in on contract protections after the recent $60 million loss Saskatchewan farmers are absorbing due to the unilateral contract cancellation of a buyer.
APAS President Ian Boxall said this is the second massive financial loss for Saskatchewan farmers contracts in just the last three years. He said APAS continues to engage with partners and levels of government to have grain contract improvements identified.
“When farmers experienced drought and couldn’t deliver product, they had to pay hundreds of millions on buy-out costs, admin fees, and legal costs,” Boxall said. “And now, when a buyer backs out of the contracts, farmers pay again. This needs to change.”