What the Hell !!

[agchat]

Was talking to a neighbor this morning. Claims
he phoned a small town elevator just across the
Saskatchewan border, and told them he would
like to bring some wheat samples down. They
told him not to bother, they do not mix U.S.
grain with Canadian grain. What the hell is up
with that ?

[Hopperbin]

What variety, it should have to be registered here to mix with our wheat.

[Hopperbin]

Is there a price difference?

[agchat]

He said conversation was so short that price
never even came up. I know it is Mackenzie
wheat. He said basically they said not even
interested in Canadian grain. I am as puzzled as
hell over this. May have to take a small road trip
one day this week, buy some cheap american
beer, and find out what is going on.

[TOM4CWB]

AgChat,

Not surprising this time of year! Getting CONTRACTED sold grain into our local CDN elevator isn't easy either.

Try next April and I think you will get a reallly different response!

[wilagro]

Seems like they are looking after their American customer base. Good for them.

[Braveheart]

Agchat, I believe there is still a requirement for end user certificates on Can. grain in the US. Some elevators down south aren't cool with the administration on segregating and tracking Can. grain.

Keep looking and you'll find ND elevators that will take the wheat. But, I'll be very surprised if there's any price advantage, just regulatory headaches ie. Homeland Security.

[Burbert]

It is related to the provisions in NAFTA, in other words
only large corporate entities need apply to do business
in the USA and vis versa. Individuals, such as framers,
have been hung out to dry and in fact pay more duty
and tariffs now than prior to this fu*cked up
agreement hatch by Bulroney!!!!!

[bucket]

Lucky for you burbert Justine Trudeau has sailed in to save the day with mulcair!


hahahahahahaha!ROTFL

[jamesb]

Bottom line is that some US elevators want to buy Canadian grain and some don't. Its easier if its US varieties to begine with. Thing is that if the product is going to any PL480 program it has to be of US origin. There was an issue a few years ago with this over pulses. I think the US prices that are advertized make a good way to see if local bids are close enough. As its been for years with the old non wheat board crops , Oats, sunflowers, beans,rye,flax and canola and others there were years where US prices were higher than what was available up here. Other times the US prices were way below what I could get locally. Check around