I was just thinking about grain deliveries and new charges posted on cgc web for different grain companies.
When you are deciding where to market your grain what are the factors you take into account as to where you deliver?
1 Grade
2 loyalty
3 freight costs
4 trucking incentives
5 dockage assessment and charges
6 protein (if applicable)
7 deals on fert and chem
8 delivery opportunity
9 elevation charges
10 storage charges
11 drying charges (if applicable)
Do you haul to elevator that gives a better grade but may take more dockage, is a further haul and has higher elevation that off set the grade benifit, would you still haul there?
Does everyone figure out all these factors ahead of time? I have talked to buyers that say that they are very seldom asked up front about charges for handling etc. they get the grain if they give the best grade the rest doesn't seem to matter.
When you are deciding where to market your grain what are the factors you take into account as to where you deliver?
1 Grade
2 loyalty
3 freight costs
4 trucking incentives
5 dockage assessment and charges
6 protein (if applicable)
7 deals on fert and chem
8 delivery opportunity
9 elevation charges
10 storage charges
11 drying charges (if applicable)
Do you haul to elevator that gives a better grade but may take more dockage, is a further haul and has higher elevation that off set the grade benifit, would you still haul there?
Does everyone figure out all these factors ahead of time? I have talked to buyers that say that they are very seldom asked up front about charges for handling etc. they get the grain if they give the best grade the rest doesn't seem to matter.
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