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The Canadian Wheat Board and Its Role in Agricultural Trade
  • 1. What was the primary purpose of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)?
A) To import food from other countries
B) To provide loans to farmers
C) To regulate all agricultural products
D) To market and sell wheat and barley
  • 2. In what year was the Canadian Wheat Board established?
A) 1960
B) 1945
C) 1935
D) 1920
  • 3. Who appointed the members of the Canadian Wheat Board?
A) The wheat farmers themselves
B) The federal government
C) Provincial governments
D) The Canadian farmers' union
  • 4. What was the CWB's primary source of revenue?
A) The sale of wheat and barley
B) Foreign investments
C) Government grants
D) Taxpayer funding
  • 5. When was the Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly on marketing Western wheat and barley dismantled?
A) 2000
B) 2015
C) 2005
D) 2012
  • 6. Which crops were primarily managed by the Canadian Wheat Board?
A) Corn and soybeans
B) Rice and oats
C) Canola and pulses
D) Wheat and barley
  • 7. In terms of exports, which country was a significant market for Canadian wheat?
A) Russia
B) Australia
C) The United States
D) Brazil
  • 8. What did the CWB do to help stabilize farm incomes?
A) Offered pooling of grain sales
B) Guaranteed minimum prices
C) Subsidized production costs
D) Provided insurance for crops
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