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Published on: 2/1/2006
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The shippers had expected to save five per to 10 per cent on the short haul to Calgary, and 15 to 20 per cent on the longer Vancouver run, says Lori Schmidt, director of cluster and industry development for EEDC and the EEDC AgriFood cluster manager.
But the test results have been more impressive.Savings of 36 per cent have been realized on the Edmonton-to-Calgary run while rising to 40 per cent on the Edmonton-Vancouver route.
"It was a pleasant surprise, therefore, when the project reduced shipping costs by as much as 36 per cent (overall) compared with producers' existing arrangements," notes Schmidt.
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Companies that are not currently part of the FPLRC can get involved by contacting either Schmidt or Poirier.
However, Poirier notes that the project may not benefit all agri-food companies.
"Different shippers may be more mature or sophisticated in their transportation capabilities," he says.
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"Ultimately, what we want to develop is a permanent consolidation centre where numerous small shipments of perishables would be consolidated into larger loads certified for export, pre-cleared for customs and then shipped utilizing state-of-the-art security and monitoring systems by truck, rail or air to customers in Canada, the United States and beyond," says Schmidt.
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"Then we'll market that to potential investors," says Schmidt.
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