Answer first question - no. Lots of games played with inventory on both sides. Would check with the trade but most swaps would be for the freight spreads.
Can be unofficial - I'll loan you inventory now to be repaid later. Happens going both directions - CWB and grain companies. I won't call this a bad thing as it makes the system workable/allows grain stocks to move. It can also add excitement to the market. A grain company borrows stocks from the CWB when export sales are slow and one month later the CWB asks for their inventory to make a sales. There is a short in the market that is scrambling for supplies and the prices respond.
Can be unofficial - I'll loan you inventory now to be repaid later. Happens going both directions - CWB and grain companies. I won't call this a bad thing as it makes the system workable/allows grain stocks to move. It can also add excitement to the market. A grain company borrows stocks from the CWB when export sales are slow and one month later the CWB asks for their inventory to make a sales. There is a short in the market that is scrambling for supplies and the prices respond.
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