Independents Dropping like flys!!!

[Hopperbin]

There are plenty of other places in the world ahead of us in farm size.
Looks like we can sit back and pay attention.

[parsley]

Do you still have some $$ owing to you Sask? Pars

[SASKFARMER3]

No they dont

[DogPatch]

There will be more independents going if they keep chasing each other to the bottom for Best Price. The big chemical companies are going to have to get rid of their volume incentives, and offer their dealers and customers their best price up front.

A successful business is going to sell less, but make a better bottom line by setting their price to make money, but providing the service to justify it. Too many dealers are expected to have the best price and the best services. It doesn't work that way if you want to stay in business.

If you want service, convenience, and reliability you are going to pay for it.

[SASKFARMER3]

Did learn their is a new buying group. OK they don't like to be called that. Their independents from all across Canada. One we will be using in 2011 is part of that group. Before as Triway the price on certain chemical was 2.90 now 2.48. So maybe the independents learned that working together makes them more money and they don't have to sell out to big guys to compete.

[DogPatch]

Some of these independents have become Crop Production Supplies and are wholly owned by Agrium. Just another Cargill in a different color.

[ado089]

I don't even know how long Cargill wil be around. They view their ag input buisiness as a dog and have been rumored to have been in talks to sell it several times in the last 10 years. Viterra and Agrium/CPS and hopefully the GROW group of independants will be all that's left in the future in my opinion.

[dave4441]

JRI and Co-op move a chunck of product as well.

[DogPatch]

And you likely don't get any closer to the producer than with a Co-op. Aren't most of them returning dividends back to the members? and most only need a $5 or $10 membership paid once in a lifetime?