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Hi, I’m a grain farmer from western Canada. After reading the entry “Blame Canada: High oat Prices Edition” I want to offer the perspective of a Canadian oat producer who has been effected by the scenario described in the entry.
It’s frustrating to not be able to take advantages of higher prices in the USA, due to the inefficiencies of Canada’s transportation system. It was also frustrating to read, a few months ago, in an oat grower’s newsletter, that the America oat milling industry was to import oats from Europe, while Canadian producers were sitting on a large oat crop that they were unable to get shipped to America, due to the failings of Canada’s grain transportation system. ...
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