Container in Container Out

[Guest]

when I talked to Robin Hood in saskatoon they weren't to interested and price was lower than the grain cos here . phoned a few places in the US and never even got a call back

[SASKFARMER3]

Way to go now that's a way to fight these Pricks that are destroying Agriculture in Canada just for their own Greed.
Way to go Hats off.
Tell us how it ends up problems and positives.
Have a great day this is what farmers should do.

[SASKFARMER3]

good question on the 20 vs. the 40 ft container. Also if I ordered 8 to 10 containers at 40 could I keep the containers and sell or use on farm.

[wmoebis]

Mills rarely mill #1 or #2 most wheat I've seen going into mills is #3 or lower and I've seen ALOT of it. They are mostly interested in prot content and that is stays within milling specs for FN, fuz etc. that are all built into our grading standards in all milling grades.

There is more products made out of wheat blends that would only make feed grade by our primary standards than #1 or #2.

[wmoebis]

Your weight loaded in a 40 ft is governed by allowable axle weight. 40 ft is mostly used for bulkier light weight material.

[jd3007]

Good for you Klause. I hope it works out for you. The fertilizer market in Canada is controlled by a few big players and that's what allows them to keep raising the price. We need more of this happening and maybe they will start to wake up.

[MBgrower]

Good for you klause, just becarefull, one bad deal and all your profits are gone. Why isnt FNA brokering fertilizer containers from china to the prairies, charge us farmers a flat per tonne brokerage fee, and we pick up the container in calgary, regina, winnipeg, etc? Probably cheaper than building a new plant in SK. Selling wheat in a container more complex, given grading, risk of rejection on customer side.

[fjlip]

Payment, quality and very inconvenient are the risks. Shame if such small lots is cheaper and a better deal. Our export system is broken, everyone gets a cut and farmers get SFA, except more risk and work. Also this would NEVER work if all of us tried this.

[wmoebis]

MBgrower given the amount of cars I've herd of, (80/100) being off grade when they hit the ports when loaded by grain Co's I wonder if farmers couldn't do better. Plus producer can get official grade in bags, but not at elevator, only submitted.

Also maybe China (etc) isn't as particular as we are led to think. Look at the grain going into the domestic mills.

[stormnorm]

check website canest transit,its a new container loading operation at montreal harbor using and old grain elevator.