What is left in them bins?

[cottonpicken]

Your like me Wheat 70,000 oats.Completely screwed the pooch there.
Durum seed,flax seed,lentil seed(just in case).

Never gone into the new crop with so little,i feel naked.

At least the last of my 04 froze wheat is gone,funny how it made a two this year.

[craig]

I'm not trying to be critical but I wonder why so many farmers carry inventory over from one year to the next, especially when prices have been good. I quess the mentality is different in areas where drought is more of an issue.We need all our bin space every year and in our area keeping crop in condition in the bin is an issue. If I want to speculate on improving prices I would much rather do it on paper.

[cris]

Paper oats don't always work, many of the buyers bypass the market to buy direct. Basis can be far from reality. Canola basis is also an interesting subject. what is a good basis anymore? traditional levels are out.

[cottonpicken]

"At least my froze 04 wheat made a Two"


Time changes the grade of grain.

Look at the spread of a 2 oat to a 4.

And what exchanges do you play the specialty crops on?

And what happens to the seed market in the event of a frost?

[Hopperbin]

Peas and wheat should be gone next week.
2 loads of canola still to market but I think I may hold that now into new crop.

[sewen]

Not enough.

[per]

30000 bus barley. No guarantee of a crop. If no crop comes off then I always have fuel for the cows. Way more fun trying to keep grain in good shape than chasing paper across a desk. lol

[SASKFARMER3]

Craig the answer to your question is a simple one. Ask any farmer from Rosetown who suffered drought for 5 year, about keeping grain over.
But here is one we live in a higher rain area. Path way of Montana low and Edmonton clippers. Cross in our area most years (OK this one is the exception) But keeping grain over is simple equation. You have product to sell when the shit hits the fan. Your banker is happy, You can blend what you have thats poor. (02 all went to manitoba for a #2 not feed like home) you don't have to wait for AG stability or what ever they call it now. Crop insurance is slow to pay. you have seed for next year. ETC ETC ETC> Farming in Sask is a Gamble most years. Hell melfort when I was a younger man was known as sure crop area with big yields. Well we know 02 and 04 changed that scenario. Also how are the hog guys doing living hand to mouth or the feedlot guys doing the same. When they crash its huge. So having some around is a insurance. This year the oats crop is late some still just heading, hey that one might cover ones loss. Or even Canola with this late crop. Every one is different but product always stumps the paper. for a farmer. For a speculator its opposite.

[SASKFARMER3]

Why do you have buy always the same crop back on paper??

CP,'And what exchanges do you play the specialty crops on'?

Never have to worry, I just sold my old crop Oats back in June, and replaced it with Meal. Sold my Oats for $2.25, with the money I made out of meal now have $2.82 for my oats.

Last Winter sold Canary and bought Coffee.

And I don't need the market to go up to make money.

But we do try to keep some grain on hand for seed.