NFU and commodify marketing

[blackpowder]

Honestly, I appreciate this thread.
I've been laughing out loud every time I read it.
Like having a joke forum.
Wooden elevators.
50 bu sales.
Producers shouldn't have the cost of freight factored in their inventory value at bin. (Heard that one here this week)
Small farms arent profitable because we dont have a marketing board.
I want to haul with my 3 ton.
Where's the flour mills?

Some of you should write comedy professionally.

[GOODRUM]

I was glad to see the board gone, made no sense to me but I've lost a shit load of money this year contracting. Between the price increase and the the compulsory buyout of unfulfilled contracts((multiple hail storms).
I'm pretty pissed at this contracting system right now, weeks behind on deliveries with no recourse.
Some one please draft a generic farmer friendly contract that these POS companies have to agree to before they get our commodity.

[Guest]

I was glad to see the board gone, made no sense to me but I've lost a shit load of money this year contracting. Between the price increase and the the compulsory buyout of unfulfilled contracts((multiple hail storms).
I'm pretty pissed at this contracting system right now, weeks behind on deliveries with no recourse.
Some one please draft a generic farmer friendly contract that these POS companies have to agree to before they get our commodity.

we all have lost money contracting, goodrum
only guys that haven't lost are bullshitters or people that don't contract
notice when prices are up you don't hear of anyone that contracted anything

[fjlip]

we all have lost money contracting, goodrum
only guys that haven't lost are bullshitters or people that don't contract
notice when prices are up you don't hear of anyone that contracted anything

Lost or just could have made more? The contract made sense at the time I signed it. Life is all about averages, the wife says when I cry about past decisions....she is right.

[furrowtickler]

I was glad to see the board gone, made no sense to me but I've lost a shit load of money this year contracting. Between the price increase and the the compulsory buyout of unfulfilled contracts((multiple hail storms).
I'm pretty pissed at this contracting system right now, weeks behind on deliveries with no recourse.
Some one please draft a generic farmer friendly contract that these POS companies have to agree to before they get our commodity.

An act of god clause would be good to have for sure .

[SASKFARMER]

Lost yes we all have them.

Some times you win some times you lose.

But at least it’s not a 1.99 initial and wait for years to get paid.

[Guest]

Lost or just could have made more? The contract made sense at the time I signed it. Life is all about averages, the wife says when I cry about past decisions....she is right.

Yep
Thats how i look at it

[farmaholic]

I can make my own mistakes. I do leave money on the table.....all in hindsight!

$1.50/bushel difference between my first two loads of canola sold and my last two.
None of which "needed" to be sold.

Two dollars a bushel difference between a load of flax sold and what I could get for the rest.

What was the old saying about being in the top percentile of the price range? What percent was that?

Consistantly hitting the high is pure luck.

The way I used to sell was the "All or Nothing" method..... nothing like being really wrong on everything!

[tweety]

The government can't afford to start up another CWB, too expensive. Nothing to worry about.

[mustardman]

I know the Grain Companies LOVE this Post CWB world . Last couple years they’re Pocketing $1.50 a bushel on our grain- according to Mercantile Consulting(Marlene Borsch)

[farming101]

Mercantile Consulting work is flawed

[GOODRUM]

I agree that the monopoly was terrible, initial payments were an insult and that's possibly why we accept what's going on now, so happy to receive a few more crumbs and not even noticing where the rest of the cake is going.
As the Grain companies route trains to locations that will boost their margins my local deliveries are delayed and delivery months are ignored as to their convenience while my interest costs go up the grain companies shares go up, thanks to my acceptance to patiently wait.
The choice to contract is mine yes, accept all the fine print as is stated or don't even get a chance to deliver.
I really don't think we gained much from our victory of "marketing freedom"