Straw imports

[Fat North]

Good afternoon everyone,

With the difficult trading conditions in the straw market I am looking to import from the continent. Has anyone else started this already? Does anyone have any contacts?

Thanks FN

 

[Demolition Man]

What's your location?

 

[Fat North]

North East Scotland Demolition Man.

 

[Demolition Man]

Doesn't some bloke called Phillip Judge import/export straw? Others will have more knowledge of him than me. Surely a load from the South East (England) would be cheaper than bringing it over on the boat?

 

[Chae1]

A load of black grass. Which isn't up here yet.

 

[Demolition Man]

Ah ok.... see your point

 

[KennyO]

North East Scotland Demolition Man.

Ringlink were loading coasters in Montrose to go to Orkney the last couple of years I'm sure you could get a coaster loaded on the continent and bring it over. Just need to find someone over there to put the cargo together.

 

[Wooly]

It's a mad world.......this area is exporting straw to the near Continent daily and you want to import it back again!

 

[Fat North]

Going from your post Wooly there is already straw leaving the UK. Do you know what the trade is? Is there likely tonnage still available to buy.

 

[Chae1]

Ringlink were loading coasters in Montrose to go to Orkney the last couple of years I'm sure you could get a coaster loaded on the continent and bring it over. Just need to find someone over there to put the cargo together.

Perhaps ringlink will import some straw from continent?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Ireland is pulling the trade with Scotland a close 2cd

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Going from your post Wooly there is already straw leaving the UK. Do you know what the trade is? Is there likely tonnage still available to buy.

depends who you are .if you have bought from someone before he wi supply you if he has it .

 

[Happy]

A load of black grass. Which isn't up here yet.

Must be a huge chance of that happening in a year like this.
Last thing we need up here. Always thought our higher drying costs offset the additional blackgrass control spend those in the south routinely incur in growing their crops.
We certainly don't want both.

 

[TheEarlOfMoray]

Must be a huge chance of that happening in a year like this.
Last thing we need up here. Always thought our higher drying costs offset the additional blackgrass control spend those in the south routinely incur in growing their crops.
We certainly don't want both.

We will have to set up road blocks

 

[Pan mixer]

They have blackgrass on the continent big style.

Most years a lot of straw is back-loaded to the continent from here, particularly Holland as they don't have enough.

They take it in curtain-siders which hold a lot less than the normal wagon and drag but it still apparently. I don't know if they will be doing it this year though.

 

[Chae1]

Blackgrass probably wouldn't last long with us as we are a bit backwards still got a rotation with grass down for 6 years and use a plough.

 

[brigadoon]

Doesn't some bloke called Phillip Judge import/export straw? Others will have more knowledge of him than me. Surely a load from the South East (England) would be cheaper than bringing it over on the boat?

Although you would have to fill s shop to capacity or find a vessel already running part loaded - the haulage will be very much less by ship

 

[Sandy]

Blackgrass probably wouldn't last long with us as we are a bit backwards still got a rotation with grass down for 6 years and use a plough.

And all the rain we get it will drown up here!!

 

[Cropper]

And all the rain we get it will drown up here!!

But black grass is a marsh plant and can survive wet conditions very well, it might be too cold for it though.

 

[It was already broken.]

How you going to know where it comes from? Its going to look the same on the boat and you aren't going to know if the boat started in Harwich or Hamburg.