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1998
December 
December 23 CWB sues CP for $45 million over poor railway performance
December 21 1998-99 initial payments increased
December 21 CWB announces final payments for 1997-98 crop year
December 17 CWB negotiates supply agreements with Japan for 1999
November
November 12 CWB announces series A acceptance levels
October 
October 14 CWB's value-added conference to explore bio-tech universe
October 8 CWB announces 1997-98 interim payments
September 
September 30 CTA ruling victory for farmers; CWB to seek compensation
September 28 CWB accepts 100 per cent of 1998-99 series A red winter wheat
September 21 Role in transportation critical, CWB advises Estey
September 16 Government must protect farmers, says Advisory Committee
August 
August 25 CWB announces coordinator for board of directors election
August 21 CWB offers delivery program for fusarium-affected grain
August 20 Farmers win as grain companies use CWB Malting Barley Program
August 18 CWB fast-tracks cash advance program for wheat and barley
August 6 New crop year to mark major turning point in CWB future
July
July 30 CWB announces 1998-99 Initial Payments by grade
July 16 1997-98 initial payments for wheat and durum wheat increased
July 3 CWB system harvests best prices for farmers
June 
June 12 Future of grain marketing is in farmers' hands
June 11 Bill C-4 prepares CWB for the next century
June 8 CWB accepts 100 per cent of grain offered under series D
June 8 CWB and farmers meet EU Agriculture Commissioner
June 4 CWB meets export target; grain movement to slow
May
May 29 CWB warns Canadian farmers will be hurt by subsidy war
May 27 Advisory Committee re-elects Chair, Vice-Chair
May 27 Guess Who's Working For The Railroad?
May 1 Bill C-4 must maintain farmers' market power
April 
April 23 1997-98 initial payments for wheat, durum and designated barley increased
April 17 The Canadian Wheat Board and Canadian National settle dispute; CWB drops Canadian Transportation Agency Complaint
April 8 Delegation travels to Argentina on study tour
April 6 Advisory committee meets West Coast grain industry
April 2 Advisory committee taking farmers' views to Canada's West Coast
March
March 30 CWB to prove discriminatory treatment of grain
March 19 Advisory committee asks senate to improve Bill C-4
March 9 CWB accepts all wheat, durum and barley offered under Series C
February
February 23 CWB's CTA legal team strengthened with return of Aikins
February 20 Advisory committee urges senate to hold hearings in West
February 20 Advisory committee applauds court ruling
February 13 Bill C-4 rejected by farmers at Grain Days
February 5 1997-98 initial payments for durum wheat increased
January
January 29 CWB offers special delivery contract programs in 1998-99
January 26 Farmers to be paid more precisely for protein
January 16 CWB signs deals on team canada trade mission
January 15 CWB accepts all wheat, durum and barley offered under Series B
January 9 CWB's Grain Day '98 looks to the future