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File photo of Highway 363 near Moose Jaw, Sask. (Mysticenergy/iStock/Getty Images)

Spring road bans coming into effect across Prairies

MarketsFarm — Warming temperatures and melting snow across Western Canada may cause some disruptions to grain and livestock movement over the next few weeks as seasonal spring road restrictions come into effect across the Prairies. Annual spring road restrictions set axle weight limits for vehicles moving on certain roads, in an effort to reduce the

After several banner years, suddenly the railways can’t spot cars at elevators in time.

News

Railways struggle to move smallest western crop in years

Car cycle times are the lowest in almost 40 years and demurrage charges are through the roof

By Allan Dawson February 24, 2022

[UPDATED: Feb. 25, 2022] After five consecutive years of record western Canadian grain movement, grain shipping has slowed to a trickle and poor railway service, not the 2021 drought, is getting most of the blame. The railways recovered relatively quickly from floods in British Columbia late last fall and grain shippers were expecting an upswing

Gavilon in October last year opened a new southern Montana grain elevator, shown here, at Huntley, just northeast of Billings. (Gavilon.com)

Crops, Markets

Viterra to buy Marubeni’s U.S. grain firm Gavilon

Grain handler looking to expand reach in Americas through acquisitions

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News January 27, 2022

Grain firm Viterra’s plans to buy an expanded global reach are about to move forward with a 10-figure deal for the bulk of U.S. ag commodity firm Gavilon’s grain business. Viterra, owned by commodities firm Glencore and two Canadian public-sector pension funds, announced Wednesday it will pay $1.125 billion to buy Omaha-based Gavilon from the

Floodwaters cover the Trans Canada Highway near Abbotsford, B.C. in an aerial view taken Nov. 16, 2021. (Photo courtesy BC Hydro via Reuters)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Grain flow uncertain as floods halt B.C. rail, road traffic

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News November 17, 2021

MarketsFarm — It’s too early yet to determine the effect of massive floods in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland on grain movement, according to the company monitoring Canada’s grain handling and transportation system. Up to 200 millimetres of rain earlier this week have triggered mudslides and cut access to rail lines and highways east of Vancouver.

Kyle Jeworski, Viterra’s CEO for North America, speaks in a December 2020 promotional video announcing the company’s worldwide rebranding. (Viterra video screengrab via YouTube)

Crops

Viterra seeking expansion in Americas, Australia, sources say

By Clara Denina, GFM Network News November 13, 2021

London | Reuters — Swiss miner and trader Glencore and its partners are looking at options to expand their agricultural joint venture Viterra, including targeted bolt-on acquisitions in the Americas and Australia, two sources close to the matter said. The firm, formerly known as Glencore Agriculture, made the headlines in 2017 for a failed takeover

The charred remnants of the rail bridge, destroyed by a wildfire on June 30, is seen during a media tour by authorities in Lytton, British Columbia, July 9, 2021.

News, Other

Lytton bridge reopened but grain movement ‘hit and miss’

Wildfires in British Columbia continue to disrupt Prairie grain movement

By Allan Dawson July 23, 2021

CN Rail’s, fire-damaged bridge at Lytton, B.C. reopened for traffic July 13, but all train movement, including for grain, through British Columbia’s wildfire-ravaged southern Interior, is “hit and miss” and will remain so until the fire risk lessens. “Both railways (including CP Rail) are having troubles because there are so many fires in the area,”

Charred remnants of a rail bridge destroyed by a wildfire on June 30 are seen during a media tour by authorities in Lytton, B.C. on July 9, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

Crops, Other, Weather

Lytton bridge re-opened but grain movement ‘hit and miss’

B.C. wildfires continue to disrupt Prairie grain movement

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News July 15, 2021

Canadian National Railway’s fire-damaged bridge at Lytton, B.C. reopened for traffic Tuesday — but all train movement, including for grain, through British Columbia’s wildfire-ravaged southern Interior, is “hit and miss” and will remain so until the fire risk lessens. “Both (CN and Canadian Pacific Railway) are having troubles because there are so many fires in

Grain ships continue to arrive at Canadian ports, suggesting the possibility of another record despite tight grain supplies.

News

Is a grain shipping three-peat on the horizon?

Grain movement has been running at a record pace during the 2020-21 crop year, but will it continue to the July 31 finish line?

By Allan Dawson June 18, 2021

The record-setting pace of western grain moving to port thus far could see a three-peat when the 2020-21 crop year ends July 31. Canada’s grain monitor Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corporation, speculated in an interview in October 2020 — less than three months into the current crop year — it was possible grain moved by rail from

Preparation of samples for analysis by digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) equipment at the Grain Research Laboratory.

News

Grain sector says government should fund Grain Research Lab

Strong support for work done, calls for more government support

By Allan Dawson May 27, 2021

The Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) Grain Research Laboratory (GRL) is a public good and therefore the Canadian government should fund its work, rather the grain sector. That’s a recommendation a number of farm and grain industry groups make in their submissions to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) review of the Canada Grain Act and the

Outward inspection is one of the biggest bones of contention in a review of the Canada Grain Act and Canadian Grain Commission.

News

Where’s the Canadian Grain Commission headed?

Industry groups outline changes they want in the Canada Grain Act and Canadian Grain Commission

By Allan Dawson May 11, 2021

The future of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), whose statutory mandate since 1912 has been to regulate western Canadian grain quality in the interest of farmers, is getting closer to being determined. Why it matters: For 109 years the Canadian Grain Commission, under authority of the Canada Grain Act, has regulated Western Canada’s multibillion-dollar grain

Daily Network News

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

Tag Archives grain handling

Spring road bans coming into effect across Prairies

Railways struggle to move smallest western crop in years

Viterra to buy Marubeni’s U.S. grain firm Gavilon

Grain flow uncertain as floods halt B.C. rail, road traffic

Viterra seeking expansion in Americas, Australia, sources say

Lytton bridge reopened but grain movement ‘hit and miss’

Lytton bridge re-opened but grain movement ‘hit and miss’

Is a grain shipping three-peat on the horizon?

Grain sector says government should fund Grain Research Lab

Where’s the Canadian Grain Commission headed?

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