No pressure eh !

[malleefarmer]

This is becoming so common across Australia must be a 15 or more of such sites.

The Moulamein Grain Co-Operative Ltd was established in August 2001 and was fully operational 3 months later receiving grain as a bulk handler.
The Co-Op was formed by 26 local progressive farmers, all who were concerned about grain storage in the Moulamein area. The first harvest was a total success receiving approximately 30,000 tonnes of Wheat and Barley.

The creation of the site lead to a more productive harvest for the local community and as a result of greater competition for the grain, the floor price was lifted by an average $20 per tonne. Twelve years later the Co-op has grown to 42 members and operates and additional site at Burraboi with a storage capacity in excess of 100,000 tonnes – our largest receival year being 2010 with 70,000 tonnes taken.
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In 2009 Nandaly Grain Co-Op was formed by 31 farmers is under a similar management contract with Moulamein Grain Co-Op and the site has the capacity of 80,000 tonnes.

[malleefarmer]

Plenty of small sites that take have say 4 farmers building there own.

Not sure we are burdened by red tape here building projects.

If on private land basically just build it but if land is purchased near rail few more protocols neededed

[Blaithin]

I have suggested solutions....impossible ...not at all if you understood the area...


To move or reroute a highway if the work has to be done for upgrading is not that difficult...

You are defending the grainco's right to use the highway to improve their logistics with a rail line that runs 100 feet parallel to that highway all the way to Moose jaw from Eyebrow...

Defend the graincos....I am providing solutions that work for both the grainco and farmers in that area...

I’m not defending them, their decision to close or open sites is hardly something that needs defence. They are business decisions.

You seem to think moving highways and rail lines is easy? (Maybe Saskatchewan highways...) The red tape and cost involved would be crazy. You think the county is going to pay for that? No, the grain co would foot the bill adding huge expense to the cost of the terminal.

The idea that your perception of the situation is more conclusive than Glencore’s own knowledge of it is kind of silly. Maybe you should apply to them as a consultant and tell them all your ideas for how they could be making more money with their companies.

Graincos are no longer community run, community building, businesses. They are international corporations. Don’t expect them to behave otherwise.

[bucket]

If G3 is building a hour away you will get paid well for your 60 litres of fuel.

I can't drive to Swift current and back with a half ton on 60 liters of fuel....let alone a super B

[malleefarmer]

Another.

BOORT GRAIN CO-OP offers the grower and the trade buyer a fully flexible storage solution. The mantra of the business is to service the customer.

The site receives:

• Wheat • Barley (Malt & Feed) • Canola • Pulses

Flexible access to the site
Greater number of segregations
Working closely with our customers to meet their needs
You buy grain in our sites and you are guaranteed that is where you will receive ownership – we wont ‘stock swap’ you around the country side.
Boort Grain Co-Operative Ltd was established in 2011 by 35 local producers.

The site consists of bunker and shed storage and has the capacity to store 150,000mt + (the site received 163,000mt 2016/17 harvest).

Located at Silo Woolshed Road, Boort, Victoria 3537, approximately 260km from both Melbourne & Geelong, Boort is ideally located to service bulk and containerised exports markets as well as domestics markets.

[malleefarmer]

Lucky Bay is an innovative port development on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.
The $130 million development is South Australia’s first farmer and private equity partnership port, which involved securing private investor equity and debt.
After an expression of interest phase in 2018, 120 EP grain growers indicated their support for the project with 377,000 tonnes of estimated throughput.
These growers will acquire equity in the port for ongoing throughput over the next seven years.

This one in my state.

Outloads minerals as well as grain

[LEP]

I have suggested solutions....impossible ...not at all if you understood the area...


To move or reroute a highway if the work has to be done for upgrading is not that difficult...

You are defending the grainco's right to use the highway to improve their logistics with a rail line that runs 100 feet parallel to that highway all the way to Moose jaw from Eyebrow...

Defend the graincos....I am providing solutions that work for both the grainco and farmers in that area...

Moving the highway is hardly a solution that works for the grain co and farmer. FFS.

If you can make a case for more elevator capacity in the area, nothing is stopping you from organizing a group and doing it.

[bucket]

Moving the highway is hardly a solution that works for the grain co and farmer. FFS.

If you can make a case for more elevator capacity in the area, nothing is stopping you from organizing a group and doing it.

You do realize the Saskatchewan government has announced a multi-billion dollar irrigation project for the area....

Seems odd that for rotational production there wouldn't be a need for grain infrastructure????

They just finished rebuilding the highway from Eyebrow to Moose Jaw a couple of years ago....not a lick of sense or vision to build to primary standards....Viterra destroyed the highway trucking grain out that point in less than a week when there ws perfectly good railway beside it....if you want i can provide the farmers phone number and he can explain when he pulled the truck out of the highway with his 550 hp tractor....


So they still need to finish the highway from Eyebrow to Central Butte sometime....while they do that they could easily go around Eyebrow to accommodate a larger rail spot...they went around Regina ..I doubt it would cost that much to go around a town instead of through it.....any way since Viterra is the only grainco on the rail line from Moose Jaw to GDT ...with the right straight spot instead of a loop they could load a 100 plus cars....

If it cant be done...how the phuck did the regina bypass get designed and built....1/10000th the scale at Eyebrow....could be done with some of that irrigation money...

Crazy that they wouldn't want something that would support all farmers in the area...

Hopefully another grainco will see the potential....of 100000 acres of irrigated land to justify a new build ...

[Blaithin]

Set up a CoOp, buy the Eyebrow elevator, and use it to make the millions you see, Bucket.

That’s not impossible, however the hurdles involved in getting the elevator operating successfully may be a surprise.

Battle River Railway is a semi local co operative that I know of. They bought a short line railway that was going to be shut down. A farmer coop is a good solution for some small population, rural areas getting cut out of corporate services.

Just make sure it doesn’t turn into the elevator that Mallee recently posted about that failed shortly after purchase.

[Blaithin]

You do realize the Saskatchewan government has announced a multi-billion dollar irrigation project for the area....

Seems odd that for rotational production there wouldn't be a need for grain infrastructure????

They just finished rebuilding the highway from Eyebrow to Moose Jaw a couple of years ago....not a lick of sense or vision to build to primary standards....Viterra destroyed the highway trucking grain out that point in less than a week when there ws perfectly good railway beside it....if you want i can provide the farmers phone number and he can explain when he pulled the truck out of the highway with his 550 hp tractor....


So they still need to finish the highway from Eyebrow to Central Butte sometime....while they do that they could easily go around Eyebrow to accommodate a larger rail spot...they went around Regina ..I doubt it would cost that much to go around a town instead of through it.....any way since Viterra is the only grainco on the rail line from Moose Jaw to GDT ...with the right straight spot instead of a loop they could load a 100 plus cars....

If it cant be done...how the phuck did the regina bypass get designed and built....1/10000th the scale at Eyebrow....could be done with some of that irrigation money...

Crazy that they wouldn't want something that would support all farmers in the area...

Hopefully another grainco will see the potential....of 100000 acres of irrigated land to justify a new build ...

Wait... you watched Viterra pay to truck out instead of use the rail and you still think the rail will easily cooperate for an increased capacity elevator?

Maybe you don’t quite understand the relationship between railways and graincos.