Between 1943 and 1953, the average export of Canadian wheat was 347,200,000 bushels (9,449,000 t).
This led to a great year for Canadian wheat, independent of the introduction of the tariff.
The board has a monopoly on selling western Canadian wheat and barley; it's been that way for over 60 years.
In this case, the United States would be seeking to impose tariffs on Canadian wheat above the 1.5-million-ton threshold.
By contrast, in the 1980s only English and Canadian wheat is milled.
Weston, with business and family ties to the West, devised a plan to expand international markets for Canadian wheat, then the country's most important export.
Those bakeries would then buy Canadian wheat that would produce a better quality of bread for the British public.
There is considerably less merit to keeping out Canadian wheat.
Galt wharf grain elevator completed for export of Canadian wheat.
He was instrumental in opening overseas markets to Canadian wheat.