Russian Grain Exports for 2017

[furrowtickler]

We face significant competitive threats from improved production and logistics capacity from Eastern Europe and South America.

I was in South America a dozen years ago and was in awe of how they moved the vast quantities of crops to port over back roads. What they will do with modern roads and rail would be scary.

The "new silk road" from Great Britain and to China by water and land logistics was talked about by a number of big picture analysts at Farmtech last week and is for real.

Yes we have a couple new terminal facilities and upgrades at the coast. On the other hand improved regs and legislation for rail are held up and watered down, and we have a prevailing anti development bias in most provinces and major urban centers. The prevailing policy seems to be shut it down and tax the shit out of it.

We will have big competitive issues facing the next generation and this one, and thank you Klaus for pointing fingers at the issue.

Well said northfarmer 👍

[bucket]

The sad part is someone will come along and get it right and everyone will wake up to the bullshit that's been going on...

Example....CN spending money is treated like an incredible thing while in reality ****er Harrison gutted both railways with permission....they should have continued to build ...cause and effect....proactive or reactive...

No vision.


For the record, Canada ships about 40-41MMT but we grow 75mmtor more....