Establishment of the Wheat Pool

Following the First World War Saskatchewan
farmers experienced temporary hardships
brought on by the postwar economy.  Like 
most communities dependent on Agriculture 
Regina experienced its own highs and lows 
in part due to the great fluctuations that 
occurred in the marketplace for grain.  

Farmers were impressed with the orderly way 
their grain had been marketed during the 
war.  They began organizing a voluntary 
wheat pool, through which they could market 
their own grain on behalf of area farmers.  
A provincial campaign to organize at least 
half of the province's cultivated land was 
launched.

By June 26, 1924 "The Saskatchewan Wheat 
Pool" headquarters began operating in 
Regina, Saskatchewan, with 6.2 million acres 
and 45,000 farmers under contract.  

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool head office 
located on the corner of Victoria 
Avenue and Albert Street since 1926, 
photo circa 1976.