Tag Archives Grain elevator
Check inputs to ensure they’re customer approved
Manipulator, a plant growth regulator recently registered for wheat in Canada, hasn’t been approved in the United States yet
Ottawa drops minimum rail shipping order
Permanent improvements to grain transportation must come from the Canada Transportation Act review
Harper says railways can’t be allowed to misuse market power
The order-in-council requiring minimum grain movement expires at the end of March
Everything you ever wanted to know about shipping grain to the U.S.
Online publication includes info on weight restrictions, phytosanitary certificates and more
Commercial feed mills to be covered by CGC security
When governing the grain commission Gerry Ritz says ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’
Railways fined for failing to move enough grain
Farmers and grain companies say the fines are too small relative to the cost of delivery delays
CN Rail over, CP under 2013-14 Maximum Revenue Entitlement
The railways moved 38.76 million tonnes of western grain to export ports — the most ever since 2000-01
Should farmers pay for protection against grain company defaults?
The Canadian Grain Commission has proposed setting up a security fund paid for by grain companies, but Rob Brunel says Ontario’s farmer-funded model has merit
Canadian Grain Commission to review wheat class system
Wheat classes serve Canada’s grain industry well, but chief commissioner Elwin Hermanson wants to see how they can be improved
Scrap the cap and the railways will move more grain
The University of Manitoba’s Barry Prentice says ‘Soviet’-style regulations make for a less efficient western grain-handling and transportation system