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[Blaithin]

Farmer and I were just talking about it. They feed some cattle over the winter. It’s nothing for the feedlot nutritionists to set the rations up for 40lb barley. The protein so far is phenomenal. If everyone’s got light weight, high protein barley then once the rations are set, they’re set. No switching back and forth between heavy and light weight stuff.

So feedlots pay less for lightweight and have the rations set for that weight - they won’t care. Why pay to bring up corn and worry about those issues.

Yeah they don’t want to pay $7 for a load of light stuff when their bins are all 50+lbs but if everything coming in is light, less of an issue.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

That's what I was thinking as well about the imported corn. And evidently once a feedlot/mill switches they don't like to switch back and forth so they will probably stick with barley or wheat instead of unpredictable corn if that happens.

[Blaithin]

Wouldn’t be any corn.

Which would at least be a silver lining for the super light weight barley. Feedlots wouldn’t have another option.

Depending what deal is signed, I can see them being hesitant to rely on rail this winter no matter how long it lasts.

[WiltonRanch]

If this turns into a prolonged fiasco where does it leave corn cars coming from the states to the feedlots?

[Blaithin]

The email sent out though, said even for contracted grain, you need to phone ahead to ensure they've got room for you. They're willing to work with customers on harvest deliveries, but by and large if you can store it, they'd prefer you store it.

Once they’re full, they’re full. If a train doesn’t show up it won’t matter if grain is contracted or not. A lot are probably going to be running mostly on a first come, first serve, basis for harvest. Some may be keeping some space empty as turning space in case it ends up being a prolonged period of no shipping.

It’s a rotten time to have no shipping. Grain quality can be sketchy as fields are tested, bin space on farms can fill with half a truck left, plans for hauling off combine get nixed… strikes are always a pain but this one has the potential to be the king hemorrhoid.

[blackpowder]

Unions have their place in negotiation, but with this should come the responsibility and respect for the needs of the industry they serve.

Maybe unions should have their pension funds in the public stock of the companies they serve.

[helmsdale]

I heard the same thing. No new contracted grain until the labor dispute is settled.

The email sent out though, said even for contracted grain, you need to phone ahead to ensure they've got room for you. They're willing to work with customers on harvest deliveries, but by and large if you can store it, they'd prefer you store it.

[LEP]

I heard the same thing. No new contracted grain until the labor dispute is settled.

[helmsdale]

Is this for contracted grain or something that you wanted to sell?

Nothing contracted yet. In about a week once I had a real good idea on what the rest of the peas looked like yield wise, I was hoping to punch these hopper bins out so I could fill them again with durum. For the time being it looks like they'll have to stay full of peas.

[LEP]

Elevator I regularly deliver to is suspending deliveries until there is a resolution to the shipping problem. FML, I was hoping to turn 2 hopper bins a couple times this year and prevent having to put a low value shit yielding crop on the ground. I dunno... just keep piling it on I guess. Just keep on "Livin the Dream!™?"

Is this for contracted grain or something that you wanted to sell?