CWB urges Parliament to approve FTA with Colombia.CWB CWB Canadian Wheat Board CWB Central Weather Bureau CWB Canadian Welding Bureau CWB Causeway Bay (Hong Kong) CWB Corpus Workbench CWB Certified Wildlife Biologist CWB Child Welfare Board urges Parliament to approve FTA FTA abbr. Future Teachers of America with Colombia: Officials of the Canadian Wheat Board The Canadian Wheat Board (known at times as the Canada Wheat Board or by the acronym CWB) was established by the Parliament of Canada in 1935 as a producer marketing system for wheat and barley. It is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. are calling on members of Parliament to ratify a negotiated free trade agreement with Colombia as soon as possible so as not to jeopardize jeop·ard·ize tr.v. jeop·ard·ized, jeop·ard·iz·ing, jeop·ard·izes To expose to loss or injury; imperil. See Synonyms at endanger. wheat and barley exports worth C$135 million a year for western Canadian farmers. CWB pointed out that Colombia is an important, nearby market for high-quality Prairie grain and therefore are urging "all members of Parliament to support this deal and ensure that western Canadian farmers do not lose sales opportunities to their U.S. and Argentine competitors." |
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