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