hobbyfarmer - prices?

[pourfarmer]

Sold a load of high protein hrsw for 15
picked up, reputable buyer. Grain
millers tell me oats @ 5.60, current bid
on flax at 22.50. Getting calls from
organic feedlots down in usa looking for
cheap feed, they think we should give it
away because they had a drought. Couple
guys from EU coming to canada looking
for organic commodities, you have any
experience with exporting overseas?
Looks like lotsa hassle, but if these
guys pay it might be worth it....

[hobbyfrmr]

I have not shipped To Europe. I have sold
containers of horse oats to central America.
If you want to entertain it, start doing your freight
homework now. Find out destination inEurope.
Amsterdam is a common destination for shipping
containers you can use that as a benchmark, then
At least you can make a loose offer that will be
very close to European customer. No sense
talking prices if no one knows the cost of freight.
Easiest way to offer is, X $/Mt EX WORKS, your
farm. Somebody still has to figure out the costs of
cleaning, bagging, and freight to destination. It
might as well be you. You can load either 20 ft
containers or 40 ft containers depending on the
weight of your grain.
Two container companies I remember off the top
of my head are Container Port Saskatchewan, in
Saskatoon and Panalpina from Winnipeg, MB.
Have you talked to the accounts receivable
insurance company yet? Do you understand what
they do and the documents necessary to fill out
and submit on your part of a whole transaction?
Are you aware of the costs?

[hobbyfrmr]

I received unload settlement sheets I just
Sold feed barley for $10.00/bu FOB Loreburn, Sk.
F.W. Cobs
That sale proved to spill a little black ink onto my
ledger! Actually I sold all the barley on the farm. I
did not go stateside this year. I decided not to wait
around for a price correction, up or down!

[hobbyfrmr]

Two weeks before harvest I had an opportunity to
price out full milling oat production for 6.00/
bushel fob far. I grew hemp on contract this year
so it is priced as well.
I am satisfied with these prices, I have made
some profits on half a crop and I get to farm next
year. Of course there will be no fancy new
anything in the yard but i am far, far happier
farming organic than I ever was conventional.
If organic prices go up, well....honey badger don't
care!

[pourfarmer]

Thats good to hear, always nice to see
black ink and get ready for another
year.

I did a bit of research into exporting
overseas... got overwhelmed and decided
I would wait and see what/how much these
guys are after first.

Looking at hemp production as my little
girl has a dairy allergy and we get her
hemp milk, got talking to the supplier
about growing on contract as well... got
a couple questions for ya: What kind of
combine are you running in hemp? Are you
drying it down with heat or just air in
the bin? Do you burn the residue, like
flax? Anything else a guy should know
before he jumps in? thanks

[hobbyfrmr]

Cut high and drive fast!!!!
I am interested in the milk supplier. I have started
eating the hemp hearts for breakfast and really
feel fuller longer in a day. I started to look into it
more and hemp is really a very incredible plant
and seed. The only people I knew who talked like
this were usually trying to sell me a bong, and I
usually made pretty quick distance from them.
After some study on the history of hemp and the
health benefits I like the idea of growing it and it
really fits on my farm.

[hobbyfrmr]

I straight cut with a CaseIH 1688. It must have a specialty rotor. I have heard conventional combines are better.

For the sake of more information email me: hobbyfrmr@yahoo.ca

[pourfarmer]

Ok will do, thanks!

The organic hemp milk we get for our
daughter comes from
http://www.manitobaharvest.ca. I think
if you order right now they have free
shipping. Its a bit pricey, but when
your little girl has a milk protein
allergy, its worth its weight in gold.

It tastes pretty good actually, kinda
watery though.

[pourfarmer]

Ok will do, thanks!

The organic hemp milk we get for our
daughter comes from
http://www.manitobaharvest.ca. I think
if you order right now they have free
shipping. Its a bit pricey, but when
your little girl has a milk protein
allergy, its worth its weight in gold.

It tastes pretty good actually, kinda
watery though.

[hobbyfrmr]

Neighbor farms grew for Manitoba Harvest.
Sounds good so far.