grain


The grain sector is already becoming more competitive as farmers and the industry position itself for the new marketing environment that comes into effect with Bill C-18 on August 1st.

Dr Frayne Olson - a US Crop Marketing and Risk Management Specialist from North Dakota State University said there’s a lot of interest in the U-S on the changes in Canada’s grain marketing system, “The reason I don't think there's going to be this massive flood of grain companies in the US system is a lot of the companies that are now dealing in Canada are not going to be terribly thrilled to see all there farmers and their trucks go by their elevator headed south. So their going to do everything they possibly can to be able to make sure the grain stays through their system and stays there.” 

“There is tremendous interest for US companies to come into Canada and contract directly with Canadian farmers. Whether they deliver through Canadian elevators and then come back into the States or whether farmers deliver directly to the US companies that's yet to be determined.”, adds Olson

He also expects over time we will also see some Canadian companies contracting with American farmers. Olson was part of a series of marketing seminars held last week in the province sponsored by APAS and the University of Saskatchewan.