Raymore elevator

[Tandem007]

Just like Cargill, you have a choice. They've chosen to leave the community, you can chose to do business elsewhere. I'm sure for the last number of years the majority of growers have delivered their grain to nearest Viterra or Richardson facility.

[farmaholic]

So loyal customers are supposed to follow these guys where ever they go or to their next closest terminal? Hardly, I think they know they will lose volume, but obviously don't seem to care.

I think that is what the old SWP was hoping for and relying on. On that/their level, we all know how well that turned out for them... the rest is history.

Oh, and I'm sure the customers of the closing plants really look forward to "one less option"....my God!!!

[Oliver88]

It sounds like this will require a group of producers or producers in a joint venture with another grain company to buy the terminal.

Cargill sounds willing to sell their asset, it will take some work to get CNR on board.

[bucket]

It's worth the cost of demolition.

And it highlights why we need a railway regulator with teeth.

These are collusionary tactics by the graincos and railways.

To believe anything else is naive and history proves it.

[hobbyfrmr]

When the Pool, Pioneer and Cargill closed the elevators in this area, the biggest farmers bought them and use them.

[fjlip]

When the Pool, Pioneer and Cargill closed the elevators in this area, the biggest farmers bought them and use them.

And are they loading their own producer cars? It's happening here....

[wmoebis]

Fjlip who are they shipping through and where are they unloaded?

[hobbyfrmr]

No they do not load producer cars. They haul to terminals. It keeps their men in wages full time. They use them for drying, blending, storage, and weigh station.
To be fair, rail service discontinued about 5 years ago. It went Branch line elevators closed. Then the rail service left about 5 years later.