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burn_baby_burn · 08-18-2007, 10:34 AM

^^ Exactly! How much did the barley price drop after the Friends of the Wheat Board Supreme Court win? 70 cents a bushell the first day. Plus contracts for more than $5.00 a bushel for Malt dropped to the good old Wheat Board price of $1 less per bushel.

To put that into perspective for the people that don't have a clue about agriculture. Barley around Red Deer can yield up to 100 to 125+ bushel's per acre. There are 160 acres in a quarter (half mile by half mile). So a lose of a dollar a bushel could mean a missed profit of $16,000 to $20,000 per quarter of Barley harvested.

How is that loss of income benificial to the farmer?

08-18-2007, 10:34 AM	#17
burn_baby_burn Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chiefs Kingdom, Yankees Universe, C of Red. Exp:	^^ Exactly! How much did the barley price drop after the Friends of the Wheat Board Supreme Court win? 70 cents a bushell the first day. Plus contracts for more than $5.00 a bushel for Malt dropped to the good old Wheat Board price of $1 less per bushel. To put that into perspective for the people that don't have a clue about agriculture. Barley around Red Deer can yield up to 100 to 125+ bushel's per acre. There are 160 acres in a quarter (half mile by half mile). So a lose of a dollar a bushel could mean a missed profit of $16,000 to $20,000 per quarter of Barley harvested. How is that loss of income benificial to the farmer? __________________ Last edited by burn_baby_burn; 08-18-2007 at 10:42 AM.