NH3 Gouging by Canadian Company's

[sawfly]

tomcwb

dont you think it is a bit of a stretch to blame the ndp for price fixing of big bussiness.
of course their big business freindly attitude is to blame.

the conservitives and liberals have been in power in ottawa since canada began. Any blame for weak competition laws rests with them.

I would commend the stance of con. MPs on the OUI debate . But remember it was Mulroney that gave away the farm to the chemical companys in the first place.


free trade was designed so that big business could move money jobs products and factories around and out muscle local competition.
once that is done , they can do whatever they damn well please.

[wd9]

SF3, ouch. Some would say as much as the day is long but I digress.

When you say 'something', what is that something? What exactly is wrong with the system that MP's and MLA's can do?

I can't tell my MP to do something and hope to have something fixed and expect a positive result.

[SASKFARMER3]

Whats ticking me off WD is that farmers are just laying down and dying and not standing up and doing something about it.
This is plain highway robbery.

[sewen]

The MP's are too busy debating whether or not Shane Doan should be wearing the captains C for team Canada to be bothered with something like the price of fertlizer.

[wd9]

What is the something you suggest?

[parsley]

Canadian Fertilizer Institute Annual Conference will be held from August 13-15, 2007 at the Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB

www.cfi.ca

Parsley

[skhadenuf]

Right on Saskfarmer and sewen, In regards to the hockey thing what a complete joke, but anything to appease the Quebec population, my how nothing has changed since the last election, it's freakin embarrassing hopefully people in other countries don't watch cpac and missed this embarrassment. We have troops risking their lives over seas and have little or no debate but sit and go through this joke. Good thing those idiots in our capital don't here all the things said during hockey games the nation would come to a standstill.
In regards to input prices, it's time for our new federal government to start showing they actually understand what is going on. Where the hell are all of those Conservative MP's, who had all those big ideas of improving the farm situation. OOPS i'm sorry I forgot, if you want a majority government you must have in government MP's that have no tongue and no brain out west, so we can feel a part of the government of Canada.

[parsley]

Go to:

http://www.cfpf-fcpf.ca/

Look at their Mission Statement, and in particular #3.

Direct feedback from farmers should be able to have some impact here.

Parsley

[wd9]

They are charging what the market will bare. We pay it so where is the problem? Price is OK because we all are fertilizing like we did last year.

Same thing with $6.50 a pound canola seed. Who is in the wrong, the company that charges for it or the farmer that buys it - and it is usually the first one sold. Sounds like an open market in action. It doesn't have to be fair, just open.

Market signal therefore is charge more because the volume hasn't decreased. In fact the most expensive canola seed is bought before the last crop is even combined.

Mission statement of CFPF #3: Plan for the future by analyzing emerging opportunities, new technologies and strategies on how agricultural producers can remain competitive.

Competitive doesn't mean profitable.

What is your MP supposed to do? Are there import regulations that hamper access? Transportation act issues? Hazardous goods cross-border issues? I have not researched the regs at all, what are the issues?

[ColevilleH2S]

Competitve? Thats a laugh I just paid $75USD/tonne more than the price quoted at the top of this thread for 11-52-0. A guy could truck that stuff from North Dakota to the Peace River and back to my farm for less than that.

Anyone read the front page of the last last Western Producer. PMRA is trying to pull the same shortage scare with pesticides. I have yet to see any mention of this "shortage" in any posting on the US ag sites. The tighter they can keep that boarder shut the easier it is for them to have their way with us.
"divide and conquer" (Just thought I'd throw that in for dramatic effect)