Canola Inventory

[ado089]

Apparently there is still 2.5million mt of canola out there, hence canola is on a steady slide down even though it looks like May 15 out there and it's only March and the hasn't been rain anywhere north of red deer and west of Maidstone in over 18 months.

The question I ask is how much canola is actualy left out there taking into accont heated, shrink, mould, broken bags, high dockage... ?

[furrowtickler]

We have only about 15% left. Sold most in Dec/early jan. About 5% heated on us. Some had 30% of their total heat.

[Hopperbin]

100 percent left because all on June July Sept delivery contract. 10 percent has some heat damage. Thinking to hold over the heat damage to new crop, will decide when my name comes up on the list that was supposed to be two months ago already.

[boarderbloke]

any word on the latest canola sales? rummers going around about deals to Pakistan and Mexico. nearbys have been moving this week.

[Hopperbin]

Interesting the Chinese have been buying up every bushel of flax that the Europeans have rejected so far, What is wrong with our canola? OH we are talking Chinese, they want discount.

[Hopperbin]

Have maybe moved 5% of approx 4800 tonne. Some is on a basis contract but the balance will hopefully be marketed in the summer. Have a couple bins of 17% moisture froze solid. OPI cables have indicated below freezing all winter so hopefully all will be okay. Now that the temp is starting to be above freezing the fans are running to start the unthaw/drying process

[icelander]

Have half left yet, because local elevator has been plugged most of the winter.Now moving canola out of bag that was 11 to 13 moisture and it is ice cold. Bags have paid off big time. Anybody have any heating problems in the bags.

[Hopperbin]

You got that right. Bags paid for bins this year.

[SASKFARMER3]

None at all from Bags. Its the Way to go. Dried 21 to 24 moisture hrs and its froze solid in bag. Nice way to go.

[freewheat]

Had quite a few guys around here have heating in bags. Also some bags were bursting wide open with a lot of losses. A few like them. Many are waiting to see, and not liking what they see. And finally some guys are getting rid of the "$#%&*@#$" system.

[freewheat]

My take on the bags is like putting grain in a bin. You need to make sure the quality is consistent and expectations are realistic. I would never advise someone that you can safely store tough grain in them however it did work for us as well.

We have stored hundreds of thousands of bushels in bags and have no real major issues. Long term storage in a bag is not always the best solution as raven's continue to pick holes in the bag.

No matter how you look at it, temporary rings, grain on the ground or grain bags there will be good and bad with each. For 10,000 or 20,000 of storage it may not be the solution but for a farm that needs 200,000 or more, it can be a viable option.

[tipsy]

Seeing how grain bags were brought up,for you that are using them, how do you dispose of the left over bag and still comply with your environmental farm plan?

[cottonpicken]

SHOOT,SHOVEL,SHUT UP

[checking]

That's an easy one. Don't get caught up in that environmental farm plan crap. Your future hands are going to be so tied up meeting farm police rules for the small pittance in signing on, my guess is you will be sorry your plan wasn't initiated with your own funds.

We've used several for vapour barrier in buildings. The neighbour's, organic included, couldn't get enough of them for covering materials, and equipment that had no winter storage buildings. Those things have many second life uses. Fold them up, and stack them in one of your grandaddy's wooden bins.

[SASKFARMER3]

Big pile in our dump and burn. Sorry MR environment but it cleans the garbage pit up in one nice fire. But have two neighbors that take them for shed lining, silage pit covers and one guy put on ground and then covered his oats with them. But I also agree if you need just 10000 storage go buy a dam bin. But if you need 240000 or more use them. Also watch them don't just drive buy and say their OK its a bin of your grain. GEE.