Meanwhile in the states

[chuckChuck]

So you did miss out on the high prices.

I thought that in the free market you guys would have locked in and sold grain at some decent prices. But because you didn't, you want taxpayers to give you a blanket handout regardless of whether you need it or not?

Sharpen your pencils and don't expect no strings attached blanket subsidies without a good reason.

[blackpowder]

Bringing up the free market jab over again doesn't help your case at all Chuck.

[furrowtickler]

Loved that fact that we were able to wait out the wheat market and sell 90% near the high and get 100% of our money at the point of sale .
Canola , well it’s self explanatory. They kept the price down as long as they could.
Something had to be sold for cash flow .
Most will still average out in that $14-$15 range . Don’t need a single market dictatorship to do that on our own .
Also paper can replace sales to capture any more upside. But it’s cash flow at point of sale , and being able to deliver as much as necessary when needed will always our way the old antiquated quota system and delayed payments.
We delivered 1800 ton of wheat in 4 days and got paid .
One talks about willingness of change ... well it’s a new world , don’t get stuck in the 70’s .

[Guest]

So you did miss out on the high prices.

I thought that in the free market you guys would have locked in and sold grain at some decent prices. But because you didn't, you want taxpayers to give you a blanket handout regardless of whether you need it or not?

Sharpen your pencils and don't expect no strings attached blanket subsidies without a good reason.

We worked up every acre of canola from hail
So no ....

[Guest]

So you did miss out on the high prices.

I thought that in the free market you guys would have locked in and sold grain at some decent prices. But because you didn't, you want taxpayers to give you a blanket handout regardless of whether you need it or not?

Sharpen your pencils and don't expect no strings attached blanket subsidies without a good reason.

I don’t want any handouts
Just a level playing field with competitors

[blackpowder]

Trying hard not to get baited here.
No one asking for nsa blanket payments.
Using the past system as lure to bring out a rain of fire response to lower the conversation rather clever I suppose.
Unless you truly believe what you said. In which case there is no point in discussion with the biggest Luddite on here. If you like S&M there are better sites.

[bucket]

So you did miss out on the high prices.

I thought that in the free market you guys would have locked in and sold grain at some decent prices. But because you didn't, you want taxpayers to give you a blanket handout regardless of whether you need it or not?

Sharpen your pencils and don't expect no strings attached blanket subsidies without a good reason.

Irrigation farmers are not sharpening their pencils...they are still getting the capital infrastructure for free and 40 bucks an acre for 5 years...for being guaranteed a crop..

Then just for good measure go watch Meeting 22 of the TRAN committee about the Canada Infrastructure Bank...listen to Andrew Scheer's questions and the answers he receives from the CIB