Download or read book Analysis of Alternative Methods to the Costs of Grain Transportation by Rail Under the Western Grain Transportation Act for the Canadian Co operative Wheat Producer written by Canadian Co-Operative Wheat Producers and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Analysis of Alternative Methods of Paying the Government Commitment to the Costs of Grain Transportation by Rail Under the Western Grain Transportation Act written by Arcus Consulting Limited and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Analysis of Alternative Methods of Paying the Government Commitment to the Costs of Grain Transportation by Rail Under the Western Grain Transportation Act written by Arcus Consulting Limited and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book An Economic Analysis of Alternative Grain Transportation Systems written by Iowa State University and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Economic Potential of U S Routes for the Movement of Grain from Western Canada to Export Destinations microform written by Pamela Marie Miller and published by National Library of Canada. This book was released on 1988 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently, considerable attention has been paid to the economics of the existing Canadian routes, for grain transportation but little consideration has been given to possible U.S. alternatives. This study attempts to put the economics of the various routes in Canada and in the U.S. into perspective for the crop year 1984/85. In addition, a number of institutional constraints, which may prevent movements of Canadian grain through the U.S. for export, are identified and discussed. Four basic rate combinations were analyzed using a linear programming transportation-transshipment model. These combinations incorporated different levels of Canadian U.S. rail rates. Several scenarios which reflected different barge rate levels for the Mississippi River were analyzed for each basic rate combination. Several conclusions were drawn from the analysis of the various results. Under the current Western Grain Transportation Act rates, in which producers pay only a small proportion of the total cost of moving the grain to export position, none of the U.S. alternatives would be used for Canadian grain. If WGTA rates were modified so producers paid the full cost of transporting grain, the U.S. routes would become attractive alternatives to existing Canadian routes. The amount of grain which would utilize the U.S. system depends on the U.S. rail rate levels used. Two methods of estimating the U.S. rail rates were developed in this study. The first method was based on rates provided by the major railroads which were based on published tariffs while the second method involved calculating the distance to each U.S. port from each prairie origin and using the WGTA distance formula to calculate representative rates. Results from the first method indicate that at 1985 barge rates less than 5% of Canadian grain would move down the Mississippi while at lower barge rates (100% of tariff) more than 20% would be more economically moved by this route. U.S. rail rates calculated by the second method result in considerably more grain moving through the U.S. At 1985 barge rates, approximately 130% of tariff, over 40% of Canadian should move via the Mississippi while an additional 6% would move through Portland, Oregon in the Pacific Northwest. Even at 170% of tariff barge rates, over 25% of Canadian grain would be economically moved down the Mississippi River. The present rail rate hierarchy established under the Western Grain Transportation Act is therefore seen to render uneconomic movement of Canadian grain by U.S. routes from the standpoint of the user of the system. If the users were to pay the full cost rate, routes though the U.S. would be rendered economic. The economic distortion arising from rates to users which do not reflect real cost becomes evident in this analysis. The degree of regulation built into the Canadian grain transportation system is seen to prevent movements of Canadian grain through the U.S. system. However, each of the institutional constraints identified in this study can be overcome if the need to develop alternative export routes for Canadian grain becomes apparent.
Download or read book The Economic Potential of U S Routes for the Movement of Grain from Western Canada to Export Destinations written by Pamela Marie Miller and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently, considerable attention has been paid to the economics of the existing Canadian routes, for grain transportation but little consideration has been given to possible U.S. alternatives. This study attempts to put the economics of the various routes in Canada and in the U.S. into perspective for the crop year 1984/85. In addition, a number of institutional constraints, which may prevent movements of Canadian grain through the U.S. for export, are identified and discussed. Four basic rate combinations were analyzed using a linear programming transportation-transshipment model. These combinations incorporated different levels of Canadian U.S. rail rates. Several scenarios which reflected different barge rate levels for the Mississippi River were analyzed for each basic rate combination. Several conclusions were drawn from the analysis of the various results. Under the current Western Grain Transportation Act rates, in which producers pay only a small proportion of the total cost of moving the grain to export position, none of the U.S. alternatives would be used for Canadian grain. If WGTA rates were modified so producers paid the full cost of transporting grain, the U.S. routes would become attractive alternatives to existing Canadian routes. The amount of grain which would utilize the U.S. system depends on the U.S. rail rate levels used. Two methods of estimating the U.S. rail rates were developed in this study. The first method was based on rates provided by the major railroads which were based on published tariffs while the second method involved calculating the distance to each U.S. port from each prairie origin and using the WGTA distance formula to calculate representative rates. Results from the first method indicate that at 1985 barge rates less than 5% of Canadian grain would move down the Mississippi while at lower barge rates (100% of tariff) more than 20% would be more economically moved by this route. U.S. rail rates calculated by the second method result in considerably more grain moving through the U.S. At 1985 barge rates, approximately 130% of tariff, over 40% of Canadian should move via the Mississippi while an additional 6% would move through Portland, Oregon in the Pacific Northwest. Even at 170% of tariff barge rates, over 25% of Canadian grain would be economically moved down the Mississippi River. The present rail rate hierarchy established under the Western Grain Transportation Act is therefore seen to render uneconomic movement of Canadian grain by U.S. routes from the standpoint of the user of the system. If the users were to pay the full cost rate, routes though the U.S. would be rendered economic. The economic distortion arising from rates to users which do not reflect real cost becomes evident in this analysis. The degree of regulation built into the Canadian grain transportation system is seen to prevent movements of Canadian grain through the U.S. system. However, each of the institutional constraints identified in this study can be overcome if the need to develop alternative export routes for Canadian grain becomes apparent.
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Download or read book Background to the Action Plan a More Competitive and Lower cost Grain Transportation Environment written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents and discusses Canadian Wheat Board recommendations to achieve a more competitive and lower-cost grain transportation environment in western Canada. The recommendations relate to a review of railway costs, implementation of a cost-based and distance-related rate structure, examination of opportunities for improved competitive railway access provisions, changes in the Canadian Transportation Act to encourage competition and strengthen shipper provisions, rail car capacity planning and allocation, branch line sales, hopper car ownership, accountability for filling car orders, terminal handling agreements, the use of tendering to source grain to meet certain customer requirements, and implementation of railway service agreements.
Download or read book Western Grain Transportation Reform Act written by National Transportation Agency of Canada. Rail Safety Branch and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christmas Turkey Or Prairie Vulture written by David R. Harvey and published by IRPP. This book was released on 1980 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Foreword: Dr. Harvey deals with one of the oldest problems of the Prairie provinces: the carriage of grain to world markets efficiently and at low cost to the producer...The problem is how to reform the system without injury to the Prairie economy and unfairness to the producers. Dr. Harvey argues that a change in system is indeed possible, with benefit to grain producers, to the agricultural economy of the West, to the taxpayers of Canada - and possibly even to the railways. He recognizes that compensation must be paid to grain producers if freight rates for the movement of grain are increased to an economic level. He proposes a method of compensation that, he thinks, will permit economic forces to produce a net benefit to western agriculture, and will result in an increase in Pairie income and a diversification of the western economy.
Download or read book The Economic Potential of U S Routes for the Movement of Grain from Western Canada to Export Destinations written by Pamela M. Miller and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Western Grain Transportation Efficiencies a Discussion Paper written by Canada. Grain Transportation Agency and published by The Agency. This book was released on 1991 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Report written by Canada. Commission on the Costs of Transporting Grain by Rail and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grain Transportation written by Western Transportation Advisory Council and published by Western Transportation Advisory Council, 1978 (1983 printing). This book was released on 1978 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Western Grain Transportation Efficiencies written by Canada. Grain Transportation Agency and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper was prepared by federal government officials to facilitate further discussion on a number of important issues related to the efficiency of the grain transportation and handling system. The paper discusses the cost development, freight rates, and payments under the Western Grain Transportation Act; branch line rationalization; the use of the Churchill and the St. Lawrence Seaway terminals and ports; freight rate level and structure; government commitment; and such other issues as car allocation, demurrage, double subsidization of grain movements, cross hauls, joint line rates and reciprocal agreements, and statutory review. The impact of the proposals and the linkages between efficiencies and change in method of payment are also addressed.
