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The Canadian Grain Commission building in downtown Winnipeg.
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Ottawa appoints new grain commission head

David Hunt takes over from Doug Chorney

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The new chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission will begin his four-year term this month. David Hunt, who formerly worked for Richardson International, Puratone and the Manitoba government, will start in his new role May 13. Hunt’s appointment was made in late April by federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay. “The CGC plays a vitally important
An aerial shot of the Port of Churchill.
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Port of Churchill charts new course

Grain shipments take a back seat as the port gears up for the future

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It’s been decades since there’s been this kind of optimism about the Port of Churchill and how it could be developed as a transportation hub. The money is flowing. On Feb. 23, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced $60 million in provincial and federal funds to get the Hudson Bay Railway between The Pas and Churchill
Only weeks after extreme cold warnings blanketed the area, warm temperatures and February rain saw fields west of Brandon lose their snow cover.
Crops

Avoiding grain spoilage when temperatures get wild

Grain storage advice for when winter swings from extreme cold to unseasonably warm

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With unusually high temperatures interrupted by two deep freezes, it’s been a challenging winter for grain storage on the Prairies and one requiring diligence to protect stored crop. Anne Kirk, cereal crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, advises aeration and vigilant monitoring of bin moisture and temperature. The latter is particularly important when outside temperatures fluctuate.
At the end of December, the railways had about 35 per cent of the crop, which is low, Quorum Corp president Mark Hemmes admitted. He attributed that to price increases from both railways between August and October last year.
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Railways weather winter woes

Grain shipments on track despite January cold blast

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At the midway point of the 2023–24 transportation year, grain shipments are moving at a good clip. “In the last 12–18 months, we’ve seen some really good performance from both of the railroads,” said Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corporation, Canada’s grain monitor, at the Feb. 15 CropConnect conference in Winnipeg. “The exception was the
grain train
National news, News, News & Opinion

Grain shipments see smooth sailing on small crop

New Years cold snap the one spanner in the works, speaker says

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At the midway point of the 2023–2024 shipping year, grain shipments appear to be moving at a good clip. “In the last 12–18 months, we’ve seen some really good performance from both of the railroads, said Quorum Corporation’s Mark Hemmes. “The exception was the last four or five weeks, and that was largely driven by
A sweatshirt displays the old Pool logo. The logic that compels a company like Bunge to integrate Viterra into its supply chain is the same logic that evokes nostalgia among farmers old enough to remember the wheat pools and action among younger farmers with the energy to do something about it.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: The return of the Wheat pool?

The time might be ripe for a revival of Prairie co-ops

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When Bunge announced its intention to purchase Viterra — the Regina-based grain handling subsidiary of Swiss mining giant Glencore — in June 2023, it represented another milestone in the slow but steady erasure of Saskatchewan’s long history with the wheat pool co-operative. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, the once-mighty agricultural co-operative that became Viterra, is remembered by
A cargo ship is escorted by Houthi boats in the Red Sea in this photo released Nov. 20, 2023.
News

Ukraine’s grain export success tested by Red Sea crisis

Ukraine Black Sea route slowed by Red Sea turmoil, hampering trade with Asia

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Ukraine has managed to boost its Black Sea grain exports to a level not seen since before Russia’s invasion, but the shipping crisis in the Red Sea poses a new challenge to the nation’s crucial agricultural trade. Kyiv’s success in replacing a UN-backed Black Sea export deal with its own shipping scheme has brought relief
A ship is docked for unloading at G3’s St. Lawrence River terminal at Trois-Rivieres, Que. (G3.ca)
Markets

St. Lawrence Seaway sees increased tonnage in 2023

The seaway saw the longest scheduled shipping season in history

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Cargo movement through the St. Lawrence Seaway was up by more than 3.4 per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year, with nearly 38 million tonnes of cargo moved through the binational system, according to a joint report from the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLMC) and the United States Great Lakes St. Lawrence Development Corporation (GLS).

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