Cost to move grain to port

[Hopalong]

farming101,would like to see more up to date figures on costs pacific versus St Lawrence.
Last winter, U of S prof was suggesting Brandon as break point east versus west shipping.
Is that still true?

[farming101]

Sorry Hopalong, nothing at my fingertips.

One thing of interest when talking about West Coast-East Coast is that asking prices factor into the equation.

So if grain companies are able to ask more for grain sitting in the terminal in the St. Lawrence than they are for West Coast than the extra cost of getting the grain to port is borne by the foreign buyer, not the domestic system/producer.
According to Agcanada that is the case right now.
<a title="Weekly Price Summary" href="http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/industry-markets-and-trade/statistics-and-market-information/by-product-sector/crops/crops-market-information-canadian-industry/weekly-price-summary/?id=1378745200250">Weekly Price Summary</a>
Is it more efficient to send grain to the west coast? Probably. Does it make a difference to the farmer's cash price? Who knows?

[Hopalong]

Thank you farming101 for reference to price summary.
Makes one think some more about advice from university profs to increase pacific port capacity if it comes at expense to eastern port capacity.

[charliep]

Quorum reports also have information on costs that can be used to determine netbacks from port. Lots of tables in area 6 of the data spreadsheets in the annual reports. Quarterly repors have more information on the cost side (area 4 on the data spreadsheets).

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