CBOT December 2019 corn, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn sinks on weather, retreating crude oil

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Tuesday for the first time in four sessions on better-than-expected U.S. crop conditions and as crude oil prices, which fuelled the prior session’s rally, retreated. Soybeans also declined, despite the announcement of more sales to top importer China, as forecasts for continued warm weather across much





CN apologizes for derailment, oil spill near St. Lazare

The company says it should have reached out earlier to the affected landowner

CN Rail is sorry 37 cars carrying crude oil derailed near St. Lazare Feb. 16 and for not contacting the affected landowner sooner. “We missed our neighbour,” Sean Finn, CN’s executive vice-president of corporate services and chief legal officer, said in an interview Feb. 23. “It was a bit complicated. We derailed on Jayme Corr’s



CBOT March 2019 corn with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures ticked lower on Monday, pressured by broad declines in commodity and equity markets as well as improving forecasts for South American crop weather, traders said. Wheat followed the weaker trend. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) March corn futures settled down 1/2 cent at $3.79-3/4 per bushel

Grain shippers worry trains like these will displace hopper cars, especially in light of an Alberta government program to buy oil cars.

Grain shippers wary of railways’ crude oil plans

Officials from both CN and CP Rail say increasing oil traffic will not hurt their grain service

Western grain shippers are watching closely to ensure their rail service doesn’t decline as oil shipments increase. “We would be concerned if either railway were to reduce grain capacity in favour of crude oil,” Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association said in an interview Dec. 5. “Regardless of what the needs


Grain shippers worry oil cars like these will displace hopper cars, especially in light of a recent Alberta government announcement to buy oil cars to get more crude to market.

Grain shippers wary as more oil moves to rail

Officials from both CN and CP Rail say increasing oil traffic will not hurt their grain service

Western grain shippers are watching closely to ensure their rail service doesn’t decline as oil shipments increase. “We would be concerned if either railway were to reduce grain capacity in favour of crude oil,” Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association said in an interview Dec. 5. “Regardless of what the needs