This weekend

[Oliver88]

What a stupid press release for Apas to put out. Poor leadership and no one there who knows how to work the press and the political side.

To address the 2013 excuses that "they didn't know there is a big crop", I would assume they want to get out publicly warn the railways and grain companies that an above average crop is coming.

I doubt an APAS release will spin markets out of control but you never know?

[ado089]

It hasn't stopped raining South of town since I opened a grain bag last week. Go figure. Oh well I'll take rain on the 35 cent lentils and 45 cent mustard if means I lose some 6.75 wheat. Early crops West of town are starting to show some stress but the organic stuff put in the ground June 1 is loving this weather.

[saskcanfarmer]

It won't influence the markets whatsoever but to have the odaucity to pile on the RR when intact they are doing a very good job this year shows why a lot of farm groups aren't taking seriously. APAS has got zero done in a lot of years but 35-40% of RMs still get ropped in. On top of that roughly 50% of their budget pays for their per diems, travel, meals etc.

[Oliver88]

This winter was very mild and oil was $30-$50.

There is definitely a reason to be concerned about grain movement if there is an above average crop.
Add in cold weather, our new anti-pipeline federal government, $70 oil, a union strike and we will have a backlog, ugly basis and outraged farmers on Agriville.

I am not up to date on the efficiency improvements CN & CP have made since 2013/2014.....they could have made improvements that I'm not aware of and I hope I am concerned for no reason.

[furrowtickler]

Ado - I am hearing west of Cutknife the pea crop in places is getting wiped out in certain areas - the rot is taking field after field . There are some awesome crops out there I hear but some pea crops are toast , have you been out west ?
No big problems with rot here yet but we are on the dry side

[sumdumguy]

APAs has the opportunity to be very powerful, but they just never hired a hound dog who really wanted to sniff out the problem and get in there and fight. I tried to get a job there once and I think I was qualified but I think I needed a cowboy hat. In Saskatchewan farmers could be very powerful as we've seen the results when we used to protest. I was there in 1968 or 9 when Peierre visited Saskatoon, finger verticle, when farmers dumped manure in Saskatoon. My 1965 baby blue Merc truck box was full of Agros, had a great time - studying😀