How Much Does Bulk Grain Cost - Canada

[B-RAD 22]

Hello,

I am trying to cost out a plan for a potential distillery. I plan on buying bulk grain to distill vodka eventually whiskey, however I am finding it hard to find a company that provides this in Canada and what the approximate cost is.

Does anyone know how much and who provides grain in Canada? I mean with the large prairies we should have tonnes of this for sale. 

 

Thanks 

[Eud]

Not sure about Canada, but to get you in the ballpark I've seen heirloom (Bloody Butcher) clean shelled corn in bags at $500/ton.  This might be high compared to more mainstream corn, but I don't have that cost comparison since I'm not in the business yet.  I just talked to a guy I was interested in buying from to get a plan together.  From the same farmer Danko Rye was $15 per 60 pound bushel.

Restaurant supply stores in US sell cornmeal at $13 per 50 pound bag which also comes out to $520/ton, so maybe it's not a bad estimate.

[Hudson bay distillers]

Alot depends where in Canada ur talking around here your looking to at 5 to 7 bucks a bushel for malt barely and 6 to 8 bucks a bushel for spring wheat . That's cleaned delivered . Where your from is the big factor ,were lucky ,lots of producers here and malt plant 30 miles away.

Tim

[Windswept]

I've been buying from Grain Process Enterprises in Scarborough.  A 50lb bag of either malt barley or rye was about 15$.  If you call them, they'll be able to give you more pricing info.  I'm trying to source stuff that's more local, but I'm in the early stages of that!

https://wildernessreturn.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/grain-process-product-list-may-2011.pdf