Producer car shipping
 
FTLComm - Tisdale - Tuesday, October 16, 2007

It's problems like this that make it so painfull obvious to you the reader and to me trying to make sense out of things that agriculture is a remarkably complex enterprise.

As I understand it both barley and wheat are bought and sold through the Canadian Wheat Board so it makes that bottomline look pretty good if a producer could shave off some of the costs associated with dealing with a grain company. However, it is rare that one sees a farm operation shipping grain themselves.

I have heard that the railway companies lack enthusiasm for the process because they like to deal in full train deliveries and pick ups but regulations require that they provide the service and yet, few producers take advantage of this cost saving practice.

I would appreciate hearing from some producers who might explain to me my this practice is not far more popular.

 
Timothy W. Shire
 

Return to Ensign

 
This page is a story posted on Ensign, a daily web site offering a variety of material from scenic images, political commentary, information and news. This publication is the work of Faster Than Light Communications . If you would like to comment on this story or you wish to contact the editor of these sites please send us email.
 

Editor : Timothy W. Shire
Faster Than Light Communication
Box 1776, Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada, S0E 1T0
306 873 2004