Dockage & Shrinkage

[Guest]

Greetings All,

Recently shipped supper B load of Flax to a grain processor, grain receipt arrived this morning. They deducted 1% shrinkage and reported higher than expected dockage. This delivery was not to a primary terminal but thinking shrinkage no longer allowed possibly since 2011. Any feedback about that?

The dockage - well I sampled the load as I attended the loading. Today I had that sample checked at local Viterra, moisture 7.3 and dockage 3.5%. Company I sold to reported 6.7%. Humm ….. dare I mention the company! I will exhausted efforts to resolve but not optimistic. Contract was signed Nov 1, 2021 and pricing strong. Company seems to be trying to make up the $10. a bushel deficit and higher freight costs at my expense.

[LEP]

I had that happen one time on a load of coriander. I had cleaned to export standards and they wanted to take a fairly hefty dockage. I said so what is in the dockage. Wheat. Interesting, we had only grown wheat twice on the farm and it was 35 years before the coriander. So I call BS. They still took what they wanted.

[iceman]

Was the delivery in the contracted month? Was the cheque on time?

Iceman

[Guest]

Was the delivery in the contracted month? Was the cheque on time?

Iceman

Contract was Jan / Feb delivery window. Truck left my yard this past Monday, so 2 weeks late, also was last day of winter weights (Sask). Settlement has been offered but trying to resolve the shrinkage and dockage situation. Asking for a recheck, possible internal error.

[Guest]

I had that happen one time on a load of coriander. I had cleaned to export standards and they wanted to take a fairly hefty dockage. I said so what is in the dockage. Wheat. Interesting, we had only grown wheat twice on the farm and it was 35 years before the coriander. So I call BS. They still took what they wanted.

Sorry to hear, education has a cost!

[rumrocks]

Dockage was Doc Holliday's speciality, he usually got 0 after some negotiating.

[TASFarms]

Greetings All,

Recently shipped supper B load of Flax to a grain processor, grain receipt arrived this morning. They deducted 1% shrinkage and reported higher than expected dockage. This delivery was not to a primary terminal but thinking shrinkage no longer allowed possibly since 2011. Any feedback about that?

The dockage - well I sampled the load as I attended the loading. Today I had that sample checked at local Viterra, moisture 7.3 and dockage 3.5%. Company I sold to reported 6.7%. Humm ….. dare I mention the company! I will exhausted efforts to resolve but not optimistic. Contract was signed Nov 1, 2021 and pricing strong. Company seems to be trying to make up the $10. a bushel deficit and higher freight costs at my expense.

What was the moisture? Maybe they got moisture and dockage mixed up

[furrowtickler]

Things get interesting when some crop prices get high. Nit picking starts hard, like pulses . It will happen in other crops when values drop , and eventually they will .
Take green peas , one of the few commodities that have actually dropped the past few months.
I know a few guys that are now getting royally screwed now . $16 contracts earlier now $14 , things change. They are all the same when prices drop ...
Paying big bucks for protein becomes a farce when chips are on the line ... DYODD
That really Bugg’s me ...
All of a sudden they make excuses as to grade ... imagine that , as they always have . The same dog and pony show as the generation before them . When things start slipping , the excuses start...... same game , 30 years on, different generation ,same family line that is now outbidding everyone in the area for land . Line companies no different when the the ball drops out of their favour .
Be careful who you deal with in “special crops” .... as per usual. When the excuses start ..... get a lawyer. It’s unfortunate but the game .
Apples don’t fall far from the tree ... ever

[wmoebis]

What did they find for dockage that Viterra didn't?
Did they use proper procedures and equipment? How was the sample taken from your load?
Was there a mix up with samples at delivery?
I would notify the CGC to find out your rights and so they are Red Flagged in case others have issues.

[JoeyJeremiah]

Greetings All,

Recently shipped supper B load of Flax to a grain processor, grain receipt arrived this morning. They deducted 1% shrinkage and reported higher than expected dockage. This delivery was not to a primary terminal but thinking shrinkage no longer allowed possibly since 2011. Any feedback about that?

The dockage - well I sampled the load as I attended the loading. Today I had that sample checked at local Viterra, moisture 7.3 and dockage 3.5%. Company I sold to reported 6.7%. Humm ….. dare I mention the company! I will exhausted efforts to resolve but not optimistic. Contract was signed Nov 1, 2021 and pricing strong. Company seems to be trying to make up the $10. a bushel deficit and higher freight costs at my expense.

Same thing happened to me. Was expecting 3% dockage, the grade came back as 9%. I sold it through a broker and it went to the states. Was supposed to be $45/by. Sold a 43 tonne load, so their is 13 tonnes left as they only took 30 as it went south. They are only offering 28 for any overage. I think I may wait until next year to market the rest as only sicophants would grow the shit. It certainly is the most risky with crop insurance prices and yields, and not even in the same ball park for profitability as canola and oats.