Oat & Forage Great Free Market Examples

[Burbert]

Two examples of how good the open market
will get, without the cwb. Can't wait fer
the lying and cheating to begin if'n the
open free market comes to fruition. Yup
Comedians will get what they deserve, a
level playing field wit no rocks, only
low, low, and lower priced grain. The cow
guys gotta live too!!

[freewheat]

You think oats was better under the board? DO tell, Do tell.

[farmaholic]

Is the principle at risk at all or is it guaranteed?

[charliep]

GIC or a bond?

[Gofer]

It is a Member Investment Plan, a term deposit really, that is neither guaranteed or insured. It is secured by UFA's balance sheet and reputation only. Interest paid semi annually by direct deposit. Details on UFA.com

[sumdumguy]

The cow guys gotta live, too? What does that
mean? You want me to subsidize their industry?

Who else would you like me to subsidize?

There is a fair market price. The grain producer
has overhead and expenses and needs to live,
too. By distorting the feed prices, you are helping
no one but the meat processors and meat
marketers. The free market has to decide
through arbitrage where the happy medium is,
not you, not CWB, not me.

[charliep]

In general, you would need to check out annual reports to answer the question you posed. Are available on the UFA website.

[Klause]

I sell hay at $40/bale. I get bitched at every winter for "gouging" the poor cattle farmer.

I have CoP. I need to cover it, and I need to make at least enough to make it worth my time.... I will subsidize NO ONE.

I grow a little bit of oats every other year, and bin it. When it's $3.50/bu I sell it. There.... Free market at work

[wilagro]

No dividend for two years. I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole...in fact I am pulling my equity OUT.

[CeePen]

Interesting that the oat millers were only built after the CWB got out of the biz. Used to be 80% of oats went feed. Now it's only 20% and the rest into value-added food. Coincidence?