Daughter sent me this from the
@Vikings
game. Today they are honoring all the Veterans and all the men and women who serve our country.
God Bless them all; including my son and niece and nephew.
Nice job
#Minnesota
Constituting the longest grain train ever unloaded in the US, a 8,500-foot CPKC train was unloaded at a Columbia River terminal in Boardman, OR, on Nov 15 of 142 cars hauling 550,000 bu of corn for use by local livestock farmers. Loaded at Farmers Elevator Co. in Honeyford, ND🫣
My girl was downtown MPLS for work today and went over to St Anthony Falls, the only natural waterfall on the Mississippi River, and took this of the raging river.
Lock and Dam 1 downriver from the falls is closed due to high water.
Some more pictures from the adventure of the two Ingram tows pushing 6 barges each heading through Lake Pepin yesterday on their way to St Paul to open the 2023 Upper Miss navigation season. Photos from Captain Mike Slaby.
Just got this from one of the two tows that were pushing through Pepin ice all day and have hit smoother sailing! So by the time we all wake up Sunday the 2023 far Upper Miss navigation season will be open!!
Found out today that a great way to age myself was to mention trading PIK Certificates.
Those of us that lived through them and managed to be alive to talk about it consider it to be a sign of great strength and never asking why, but just doing it because it was a money pit.
So I just watched this happen; the very early first saltie to arrive in Duluth! I’ll have a story tomorrow but here is a taste of her coming into the canal!
So I met
@6dollarwheatguy
daughter and told her how pretty she was and she certainly couldn’t be related to him and she said “I get my looks from my mom.”
I also told her how often I trash his stupid jokes and she thanked me.
What a difference a day makes. PNW last night said, "I need soybeans."
Pumped up the basis 13 cents for November.
And suddenly, BN secondary shuttle freight for returns also came alive last night at: Bid +$400 over and offered +$700 over.
See that green vessel? It is the saltie Resko and she is heading into the Port of Duluth Superior to officially open the 2022 grain shipping season!!! WhooWhoo!
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and especially Washington, Oregon and Idaho wheat crops needed a rating added this year of "dead," "almost dead," barely breathing."
Flashback Friday.
It was October 2016 when I first taught my twin G-sons to sing “Go
#Cubs
Go” & they were quite intent on learning it.
They eventually mastered all the words and sang it every game right up through the
@Cubs
World Series victory. And they are still singing it!
To all the weekly crop progress & monthly USDA report haters, I have spent 30 plus years in AG & regardless whether you think they are bogus, fake or a farce, the market trades them like it or not. Do I always agree? No. But I still respect the USDA regardless.
Go ahead, @ me.
Visiting my sister in Vegas. I have never seen this much
@TillamookDairy
cheese in Minnesota! And this was just one shelf at the grocery store! Hey
@DerrickJosi
what’s the best flavor?
Heard this today & saying the situation on the river is bad is certainly an understatement.
Some barges were already loaded with drafts deeper than the reduced drafts and require cargo to be removed so not to exceed new max draft.
I’ll have a story ready on Mon with more news.
"Wheat acres in Kansas will likely be lower than last year, possibly reaching 100-year lows in the state. Last year's 7.7 million planted acres were the third lowest in a century."
@KansasWheat
Thanks to everyone for the comments given the poor conditions. Hoping it opens peoples eyes to what 2021 spring wheat looks like so far.
Time to Give Spring Wheat Its Last Rites?
Ok, let's talk about PNW corn bids tonight💣 Up another 10 cents to +155K/+150K for March.
Oh & secondary shuttle frt? BN returns bid +$2000 (per car) vs +$2800 offer. March +$1300 vs +$2500.
UP said, can I play too? Returns bid +$1000, offer+$2000.
Do the math X 110 cars.
Here she is! Barbro G, the first saltie of the year in the Twin Ports. She will officially enter the Duluth canal on Monday to pick up a load of
#durum
for Algeria.
Facebook Photo by Schauer Photo Images, Duluth MN
Great ending to another successful Minnesota Grain and Feed convention with
@KFANRosen
telling some great sports stories with his usual “Rosie” humor.
Left us with these simple words to live by: “Embrace the day, embrace the moment and never take anything for granted.”
@catholicourtney
@AmericanAir
The place that probably has the most sophisticated radar had you all board a plane when the warnings have been coming all afternoon???
I hate O’Hare even more now.
Since my state has yet to ask me to shelter in my home I went to my happy place today. 👇🏻
Because I still can.
It’s 35 degrees here but on the way home I opened my sunroof.
Because I still can.
I also yelled at a guy who cut me off & used swear words.
Because I still can.
What PP?
ND corn planting up to 72% done...1 point off 5 yr average.
ND soybean planting 53% done...2 points off 5 yr average
ND spring wheat planting 79% done...2 points off 5 yr average
Picture from Oahe Grain, Onida, SD on the RCPE railroad. Manager told me that he has no idea when cars will come. He said RCPE has 2 trains stuck in drifts & a train off the track, plus issues removing snow on their tracks.
Happy boys, happy Grammie! Finally some smiles after their “devastating” loss Sat in a shoot out at a soccer tournament.
Just have to add a coach & 3 dads on losing team were so far out of line & I am reminded that I am grateful I’m not a LL mom but I did have to bite my tongue.
Overland flooding has already begun in areas near the Red River on the Minnesota-North Dakota border. This image of flooding in southern rural Clay County was posted to social media Thursday, April 13, 2023, by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. (Forum News Service)
When thanking the essential workers in
#Minnesota
tonight during his State of the State, Governor Walz thanked farmers along with truck drivers, teachers, grocery workers, nurses, doctors and others.
#ThankAFarmer
The last saltie of the 2022 shipping season has left Duluth and is on her way taking wheat to Italy! When I get the video of her departure I will send it.
So a train of 15% protein traded at +100 on the Mpls spot spring wheat market today while 14% protein singles traded at +140. No need to say anymore than that to make a point.
Every time I see the abbreviation IDK in a tweet or on Facebook or a text from my nieces, I immediately translate it in my head as "insect damaged kernels."
All those years of trading milling wheat and durum are still embedded in my brain.
This is the Mighty Upper Miss today in St Paul. She is in major flood stage at 17.62 feet and will crest mid week at 18.8 feet.
Some empty barges farther down river but couldn’t get close enough to take a picture. Main road along the river closed.
When it comes to bourbon, I’m a Bulleit girl and Angels Envy or Woodford Reserve are good backups.
I asked my son, who lived in Kentucky for 3 years, for a different choice for a smooth Old Fashioned and he suggested this and what a great choice it is.🥃
From the CP: This evening, we reached an agreement with both the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Train & Engine (TCRC) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), which averts the potential work stoppage of 12:01 am Eastern time tomorrow, April 21, 2018.
So many moving images remembering our fallen heroes at Normandy Beach on D-Day June 6, 1044. This is perhaps one of the most moving.
On Peace Day 2013, 9000 silhouettes of soldiers were etched into the sand on Normandy beach. This was to commemorate the fallen from D-Day WWII.