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CN’s grain plan has come under criticism because observers say it seems to justify future failure.
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CN, CP release their annual grain plans

Rail providers on a hiring spree as grain shipments expected to return to historical norms

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[UPDATED: Aug. 16, 2022] The Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA) says the latest CN and CP grain plans are long on excuses and short on solutions. According to Wade Sobkowich, WGEA executive director, the railways are not held accountable for meeting their own targets, and that is a problem. “I would go so far as
A ship is docked for unloading at G3’s St. Lawrence River terminal at Trois-Rivieres, Que. (G3.ca)
Crops, Markets

Prairie drought spurs record imports via Trois-Rivieres

G3 terminal reports record incoming grain handle

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Agrifood firms unable to source enough grain domestically due to last year’s drought have imported a record amount through a major St. Lawrence River grain terminal this year. Winnipeg grain handler G3, whose grain terminal at Trois-Rivieres, Que. has storage capacity for 109,000 tonnes, reported Wednesday the terminal has so far unloaded over 160,000 tonnes
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Cargill fiscal 2022 revenue jumps to record US$165 billion

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Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill on Tuesday reported that its fiscal year 2022 revenue jumped 23 per cent from a year earlier to a record US$165 billion. The strong result was the latest for a global agricultural commodities trader after rivals ADM and Bunge reported solid earnings last month amid high farm products prices
CN releases 2022-23 grain plan
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CN releases 2022-23 grain plan

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CN Rail published its 2022-23 grain plan July 29 in which it describes preparations for moving a Western Canadian grain crop expected to rebound from last year’s drought-reduced harvest. Plan details include the addition of 57 high-horsepower locomotives, new rolling stock and 500 additional employees to bolster operating crews in Western Canada. More high-capacity grain
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Crops

Large bins may be too large when it comes to drying canola

Bins hold a lot more these days -- and that makes it challenging to push air through small seeds, such as canola

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When is a grain bin too big to allow for proper drying? When it comes to canola, leading researchers may now have an idea. The Prairie Agriculture Machinery Institute (PAMI) found that commonly used conditioning fans stall when canola is piled too high in a tall grain bin. Adding an extra fan in parallel didn’t
BNSF crews clear track near Lemmon, S.D., about 300 km northeast of Rapid City, in late December 2016. (BNSF.com)
Crops

Biden steps in to help end freight rail labour disputes

Disputes dragging at BNSF, Union Pacific

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Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order creating an emergency board to help resolve disputes between major freight rail carriers and their unions, in a move that could help loosen up some supply chain constraints. The order came ahead of a deadline next week to intervene in nationwide
File photo of barley being loaded for export at the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv, Ukraine on July 9, 2013. (Photo: Reuters/Vincent Mundy)
Crops, Markets

Baltic Dry Index at three-month lows

Demand for ocean freight seen backing off

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MarketsFarm — Ocean freight rates have come under pressure over the past month as demand for freight backs away, which could be seen as a sign of the slowing global economy. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), which is a major indicator of shipping rates, settled at 2,081 points on Monday, up 14 points from Friday’s
(PortofThunderBay.com)
Crops, Markets

Thunder Bay grain exports picking up

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MarketsFarm — Grain movement through the Port of Thunder Bay picked up in June, although total grain exports through the facility on the north shore of Lake Superior remain well off the year-ago level. A total of 625,741 tonnes of grain were shipped during the month, marking the first time of the season that grain

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