Russian Grain Exports for 2017

[farmaholic]

Klause started alot of threads pointing out how uncompetitive Canada will become in world markets and I just chose this tread to make this point. If Canadaian producers didn't have every link of the chain on either side of us TRYING to bleed us dry.....we would be more than competitive. There's tonnes of money in Ag.....i just wish I could keep more of what I "generate".

We have an economic environment that enables them to take as much as possible....what ever the market will bear without strangling the goose that lays the golden eggs. World prices for fert produced in our back yard....them pocketing the fictitious freight costs. Fuasrium " suppressing" chemistry for the price of "control". Current fuel prices near the highs of when crude was peaking a while ago. Machinery costs and parts in the stratosphere, ad nauseam.....

We can compete if the boot gets lifted off our throats.....GASP!!!!

[bucket]

Blackpowder

That's great but the whole system should be working the way you describe....

[blackpowder]

I respect and understand that comment bucket. 700 kms further away from ocean costs you more.
Please correct if over simplifying. And of course the RRs have an interest only in themselves.
Every time I go past a nearby canola crusher. It has miles of new looking cars sitting at its disposal. Every potash or oil train going by my yard has shiny looking cars. Lots of seacans etc. too.
And then there's the grain cars.....
100 years of history put us here. I don't have any answers. Except maybe to say somebodys gotta be buying a shit ton of cars someday. And it will take time. And your right, a political will from all sides.

[bucket]

Blackpowder

IMHO a lot of decisions made are based on the past not the future.

Trend line yields like they do in States would help ensure our infrastructure is built for the future. **** sakes Brad wall shitcan the grain car Corp when in reality he should have looked at it as a growth industry.....

Grain cos. ...and not to defend them regularly but will here....lose all their efficiencies when they load a train in 12 hours and have the train sit there for a week....doesn't matter the location...the rules have to change.

More later....

[northfarmer]

We face significant competitive threats from improved production and logistics capacity from Eastern Europe and South America.

I was in South America a dozen years ago and was in awe of how they moved the vast quantities of crops to port over back roads. What they will do with modern roads and rail would be scary.

The "new silk road" from Great Britain and to China by water and land logistics was talked about by a number of big picture analysts at Farmtech last week and is for real.

Yes we have a couple new terminal facilities and upgrades at the coast. On the other hand improved regs and legislation for rail are held up and watered down, and we have a prevailing anti development bias in most provinces and major urban centers. The prevailing policy seems to be shut it down and tax the shit out of it.

We will have big competitive issues facing the next generation and this one, and thank you Klaus for pointing fingers at the issue.

[furrowtickler]

We face significant competitive threats from improved production and logistics capacity from Eastern Europe and South America.

I was in South America a dozen years ago and was in awe of how they moved the vast quantities of crops to port over back roads. What they will do with modern roads and rail would be scary.

The "new silk road" from Great Britain and to China by water and land logistics was talked about by a number of big picture analysts at Farmtech last week and is for real.

Yes we have a couple new terminal facilities and upgrades at the coast. On the other hand improved regs and legislation for rail are held up and watered down, and we have a prevailing anti development bias in most provinces and major urban centers. The prevailing policy seems to be shut it down and tax the shit out of it.

We will have big competitive issues facing the next generation and this one, and thank you Klaus for pointing fingers at the issue.

Well said northfarmer 👍

[bucket]

The sad part is someone will come along and get it right and everyone will wake up to the bullshit that's been going on...

Example....CN spending money is treated like an incredible thing while in reality ****er Harrison gutted both railways with permission....they should have continued to build ...cause and effect....proactive or reactive...

No vision.


For the record, Canada ships about 40-41MMT but we grow 75mmtor more....