MUCH better price than locally. Expect to see Canadian trucks for some time unless our useless railways get their act together.What's up with all the canadian trucks at Berthold Farmrs elevator? What are they hauling? Is it a better price or what?
What exactly are you driving at here silverrod? What regulation?Does this mean deregulation was a success
With seeding underway for the last month, many local elevators are scraping the bottom of the bins to fill cars right now. "Here" I was talking to one elevator that is running at less than 20% storage. A second one is under 1/3.They have a transportation problem in Canada getting the grains shipped out of the local mills and lots of farmers still have last years crops stored in their silos. Rail companies rather ship oil then grain. Most western mills are not excepting any grain so if we can sell our grain stateside thats where we are going. Its either that or we have no place to store this years crop.
Does this mean deregulation was a success
I'm guessing silverrod is referring to eliminating the CWB monopoly? Not exactly what most would term "deregulation"....What exactly are you driving at here silverrod? What regulation?
So who has gone down now Silverrod? Another Victorian mob? It is a juggling act between getting paid more and getting paid.A bit of tongue in cheek but that is what I was referring too. I just find it interesting that 2 years later people are complaining about the prices on offer and carting to the US.
Since we lost our monopoly I think our biggest issue is traders going bust and taking the farmers with them. Another one has gone into liquidation this week costing a friend $140k. It just is happening to often.
It's not so much that the prices are bad. It's that the railways weren't moving grain for much of the winter.A bit of tongue in cheek but that is what I was referring too. I just find it interesting that 2 years later people are complaining about the prices on offer and carting to the US.
Since we lost our monopoly I think our biggest issue is traders going bust and taking the farmers with them. Another one has gone into liquidation this week costing a friend $140k. It just is happening to often.
Too late.OK, I'm going to go find my morning coffee before I get grumpy!
Well this is very similar to the price spread we used to see between CDN/US wheat prices so I suppose since monopoly was removed we had one year at par and one year with poorer prices so that's a 50% improvement! If we had the CWB still running things we all would likely have 50% of our wheat still on farm and would be watching the PRO's go down every month while they put full page ad's in the newspapers blaming the railways for everything....just like they always did. Funny the railways never did anything except what Andrew just detailed.A bit of tongue in cheek but that is what I was referring too. I just find it interesting that 2 years later people are complaining about the prices on offer and carting to the US.
Since we lost our monopoly I think our biggest issue is traders going bust and taking the farmers with them. Another one has gone into liquidation this week costing a friend $140k. It just is happening to often.
I understand Canadian grain flows south, but it flows south more to the mills, not to the elevators.BTW there has always been grain flowing south, this is nothing new except it's more in trucks now instead of rail cars.![]()
Not Victorian this time. Northern NSW.So who has gone down now Silverrod? Another Victorian mob? It is a juggling act between getting paid more and getting paid.
We as farmers need to take a leaf out of landmark and elders books when dealing with selling grain. Put credit limits in place, limit how much is sold in a deal to limit exposure.Not Victorian this time. Northern NSW.
LGL have gone into liquidation.
I did lose money one year with AWB one year with a pool but these traders who keep going bust are a lot more hurt.
Not typically but last year there was tons of prevent-plant in ND and the elevators are more than willing to take Canadian grain, heck they post Canadian bids on the website! Always been lots of oilseeds going south to the crush plants.I understand Canadian grain flows south, but it flows south more to the mills, not to the elevators.![]()