Target prices

[farmaholic]

Bucket, there is no appetite to move away from the system that has evolved, especially from the railroads. All the old inefficient wooded and even some of the newer style are gone or sold to others and some replaced by concretes with the help of former SWP equity holder's money. Railroads now get to drop unit trains at one point instead of stopping every 8 or 16 miles to drop off a few cars, they won't want to stop at Producer car loading sites. It has become a much more efficient system but with the costs largely borne by the Producer and deteriorated public highways.

[GOODRUM]

We don't actually know how long it would take for a reaction to this, possibly may even shorten the time till we can get back to making a buck.
I have no idea how many tons they have guaranteed at $9 but they know exactly.
Pull your TPA's , it's not like I'm asking you too dump a bucket of ice water on your head!
Let's raise some uncertainty in there supply.
Things are all screwed up , let's learn from the fert companies , even if there is no shortage of product , all you need to do is start some rumours.

[oneoff]

I'm in a hurry right now

But everyone should just ask themselves how the current grain sales system is cheating them.

[GOODRUM]

Oneoff, not sure what your after? Your good with things the way they are?

[oneoff]

Oh.. to the contrary.

Booking your place in line some weeks ( which can be months; hell maybe even the next crop year) would seem to be guaranteeing agribusiness that you work on their schedule. I've been much less guilty than most.

Monopolies such as railways that can't/won't deliver service need to be straightened out in short order; by their regulators.

When this next economic downturn comes....will maybe be a good time to make begin working on that move.

There is growing dissent which isn't publically recognized by incumbent politicians.

[Daylate]

Haven't used them in 3 years now on transparent markets. (canola) They never left a good feeling in my gut.
Always feel used!
Even at high prices!
Off spec cereals can work when you give the market time to feel out what company got the big export sale. Then target that company. No one company hits it big on certain crops every year. It's right place right time, just like the rest of farming.

[oneoff]

The comment about "certainty" is very apt.

It works for agricuture agribusiness...at the expense of farmers ; everytime.

[farmaholic]

Has anyone seen or have this happen to them, your target price agreement gets triggered and that very day or a day later the market price is higher?

[fjlip]

Nearly every time, just last week.

[bucket]

It supposed to make you feel special.

Until you realize that targets are an abuse of the open market and farmers.

It would be better if we had a transparent reporting system that told you sales for the week. Then targets might make sense.


Graincos in Canada have no risk. And no accountability.

Too bad the ag mi minister that says he stands up for farmers would give us that options. He may be should sat he stands up for railways and graincos.

He hasn't spoke about the issues in western canada. But like his office told me not alot of problems in North battleford.