NEWS
Senwes Grainlink
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Your business partner in agriculture
AUBREY KRUGER
SENWES GRAINLINK IS
FOCUSED ON THE TOTAL
NEED OF THE CLIENT.
MAIZE WITH A MOISTURE
CONTENT OF UP TO 18%
AND SUNFLOWER WITH A
MOISTURE CONTENT OF
UP TO 12% CAN NOW BE
DELIVERED AT YOUR NEAR
EST SENWES SILO, WITH
OUT ANY DRYING COSTS.
S
enwes Grainlink understands
the need of the farmer in this
time of drought to get his grain to
the market as soon as possible in
order to maximise the price advantage. Senwes supports its producers and clients even further by not
charging any drying costs and by
not increasing the handling costs
of maize and sunflower.
Maize with a moisture content
of up to 16% could be delivered
in the past. This has now been
increased to 18%, without any
drying costs. Sunflower with a
moisture content of up to 12%
can be delivered at present, without drying costs, compared to the
11% moisture content of the past.
The delivery of maize and
sunflower with a higher moisture
percentage will be applicable with
immediate effect, but the quantities per silo will be limited.
One of the advantages of the
above action is that it will limit
the impact of swarms of pigeons
on particularly sunflower fields.
These swarms normally descend
upon sunflower fields and large
quantities can be devoured in just
a few days.
The handling of maize and sunflower with a higher moisture content has been made possible by a
capital project which will run over
three years and which will amount
to an expenditure of more than
R100 million. This project focuses
on the aeration and accelerated
intake of grain. Senwes is currently
in the second year of this program.
Further advantages relating
to the earlier harvesting of grain
include price utilisation, limited
moisture losses and decreased
physical harvesting losses, which
could jointly amount to between
R50 and R70 per ton. Losses resulting from crops left in the field
for too long can be significant. In
America physical losses of up to
4% per month are reported due
to crops being left in the field for
longer periods of time. In the case
of soya beans and sunflower, losses
can have catastrophic results due
to pods opening and/or losses
caused by birds. Various other
agronomic advantages can also be
utilised by harvesting crops as soon
as possible.
The new tariffs will come into
effect on 1 May 2016, but maize
with a moisture content of up to
18% can be delivered with immediate effect, without drying costs,
depending on available capacity.
As soon as the aeration capacity
is exceeded, normal drying tariffs
will apply.
Producers can also deliver their
grain on the deferred storage option with immediate effect, which
will benefit the producer even
further.
Contact your nearest silo manager for more information.
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