Farmers Hauling Grain to the US

[Braveheart]

Most mainsteam grain farmers were only upset by Can deliveries into the elevator when the domestic price was supported by US tax dollars. Back in the 90's when the US had a domestic program and export price supports, it was understandable that farmers hauling to the US ruffled some feathers. Those programs are gone now. Mandated bio fuels eating up supply isn't viewed by US farmers as a use of the tax dollars.

Grassfarmer, I'm a beef producer too. The ranchers that support RCALF, and not all do, are once again those pouty, entitlement minded, NFU types. They would blast the confidence out of an industry as long as their precious polit views get noise.

[highwayman]

Rather ironic when talking to many of my american farmer friends and those in the ag industry that they view the NFU as the Canadian version of R-Calf. The sky will fall and were all doomed is what Stewie and company are preaching. Fear mongering seems to be what they do best. Perhaps its time for a new approach.

[sumdumguy]

Grain marketers are going to roll up their sleeves,
bear down and find markets for wheat, just as
they do for many other commodities.

No problem!

[grassfarmer]

My, how little experience of international trade you
guys have.

[silverback]

And up pops the smartest person in the world again. What did Canada ever do before you moved here grassy? Thank you for trying to bring us the European model of good business sense.

[grassfarmer]

Well Silverback you used to say you had cattle - do
you think an R-CALF like effect can't happen to cross
border grain trade?

[GALAXIE500]

Well boys , it looks to me like ol Grassfarmer is hitting the nail on the head and some of you like it too much! Those good old boys south of the border are going to stick one on us as soon as they see our grain as a threat. Trust me this will happen. It happened in the past didn't it! When I was working for SWP in the early 90's I had talked to truckers that were hauling fertilizer down to Shelby MT. and they were chased out of that town because the local guys thought they were hauling grain into their elevators! I Hope that we can very soon have a made in Canada solution , and not have to worry about hauling our grain south. Hope it happens, but don't forget about the Americans, as they usually don't like to take a back seat to anything for very long. R-calf is a prime example of American protectionism , and it might happen with our grain too. Now that the CWB is gone maybe we might have the actual prices for our grain instead of a dribble here and a little bit there over 18 months. That my friends has been long overdue.

[charliep]

I think you will be right and the made
in western Canada price will be equal to
or better than the US price. I suspect
the volumes of wheat moving south will
not be as big as everyone expects here.
Can't head south without a sale/home so
I expect northern state elevators will
manage their Canadian
content/deliveries.