Canola crushing plants

[newguy]

When companies announce building canola crushing plants .Moe said it was because of the atmosphere he created in Sask.So now that they are cancelled who is to blame.Would it not make more sense to cancel the irrigation project that only helps a few and put resources into a project that helps all farmers in Sask.Farmers need more options to market their grains not less.Viterra is no more and crushing plant plans no more.yet Moe goes the direction of huge subsidies for irrigation to increase production.

[WiltonRanch]

I agree the irrigation pushed northward is dumb. My question is what is a goal to strive towards which brings prosperity to this province? 10 20 30 year plan? You complain to no bloody end so what do you think would benefit everyone?

[bucket]

If every irrigated acre proposed and existing in the province grew canola at higher yields it wouldn't fill the expanded crush announced.

Other facts. Only 5% is grown to high value crops on existing irrigated acres.

85% of the acres are still growing dryland crops.

This info is available on the ICDC website under crop survey.

The project wasn't even brought up in the last provincial election.

The 90000 acres already has a bill of 20+ million for engineering or $200+ per acre.

Those 90000 acres as dryland probably have an SCIC guarantee of no more than $500per acre. If you had a complete wipeout it would cost $45 million to pay them out.

There isn't usually 100% back to back payouts. But the interest costs on the $1billion close to 50 million come every year.

There is no primary highways, no grainco. etc . It is a white elephant project.

What stopped the existing district to be finished with private money and a conservative government for the last 40 years.

Dryland farmers pay for this while no good programs for them in the event of a wreck.

Existing districts have been on the government tit for a decade at $40 bucks per acre per year. Essentially the government is paying their SCIC premiums.

These facts brought to you by the dumbphuckled farmer. You are welcome.