CGC review

[walterm]

A) to inspect for criteria currently not examined by the CGC, like falling number, and B) to get everyone used to private inspectors. The terminals have increased their own risk ever since they got the CGC out of inward inspection. In the rare instances when the CGC grade was different coming in and going out it was up to the CGC to explain and make it right. Now, with their own employees grading and binning grain coming in there is a much higher risk of loading a ship and finding out the official CGC grade is not what they guessed it would be. It is now totally up to the terminal to take the hit for missing contract specs. If the terminals can convince enough people that CGC outward inspection is redundant then they can get their own guys grading both in and out which reduces their risk. And increases ours. Private graders are more likely to support those that pay their salary so grades will be less objective and prices will drop. Even just the idea that this will be possible will make the prices drop.

Why is there a difference between CGC, independent and elevator staff grades? There is only one grade on each sample if done right. Why cangrain companies grade and do their own falling number tests?

[walterm]

Just reviewing Grain ACT and Regs to make recomendations for review. I see that there has been changes to both the ACT and Regs in the last 2 weeks. How can they ask for a review then make changes while that very review is underway? Have a look at how many changes have been made to the ACT in the last 15 years or so. How can they say there has been no changes for decades?

[LEP]

A) to inspect for criteria currently not examined by the CGC, like falling number, and B) to get everyone used to private inspectors. The terminals have increased their own risk ever since they got the CGC out of inward inspection. In the rare instances when the CGC grade was different coming in and going out it was up to the CGC to explain and make it right. Now, with their own employees grading and binning grain coming in there is a much higher risk of loading a ship and finding out the official CGC grade is not what they guessed it would be. It is now totally up to the terminal to take the hit for missing contract specs. If the terminals can convince enough people that CGC outward inspection is redundant then they can get their own guys grading both in and out which reduces their risk. And increases ours. Private graders are more likely to support those that pay their salary so grades will be less objective and prices will drop. Even just the idea that this will be possible will make the prices drop.

CGC isn't the end all and be all anymore. SGS is the go to around the world and in the special crop industry that is usually what is requested.

Do you not use SGS in the organic industry?

[blackpowder]

Actually, my shrink would chew me out for expending energy on a discussion with someone as far gone as Cpt Obvious. Not sure when he started his career but he has been denying the Obvious since the beginning. Real (unlike climate) evidence before his eyes daily. What a sad bastard.