Statistics Canada reported on Sept. 25, 2025 that August major grain deliveries were down from a year earlier.
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August grain deliveries down from 2024: StatCan
Ontario, Alberta sign new agreements on energy trade
Deal suggests new rail trade to Ontario, access to deep water port in James Bay
Ontario and Alberta have signed agreements to build new trade infrastructure between the two provinces.
Grain movement success goes beyond volume
Looking just at Canadian ag export volumes ignores big indicators of supply chain health
Moving more grain year over year is a good thing, but it is only one of the metrics that helps Canada keep our customers.
Canadian soybean sector looks for growth and stable ground
Soy Canada eyes newer markets to grow demand for Canadian soybeans and buffer against trade uncertainty shocks
Soy Canada eyes newer markets, trade partners to grow demand for Canadian soybeans and buffer industry against trade uncertainty shocks.
Canada’s agriculture trade policy needs redo, summit attendees told
It’s time to go back to the drawing board on Canadian agri-trade policy, University of Calgary expert says
With tariffs looming, Canada’s farmers need the nation to go back to the drawing board on agri-trade policy, University of Calgary expert says
Cargill Elva named elevator of the year
Canadian Pacific Kansas City chose the Melita-area elevator as one of two elevators of the year for 2023-24, the other being in the U.S.
Cargill Elva in southwestern Manitoba was named Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Canadian elevator of the year for the 2023-24 crop year.
Counting the cost of grain shipment by rail
Rail distance often beats out other shipping logistics when it comes to which port Canadian grain heads to: east or west
One would think that most of the durum from Western Canada should logically be shipped through the St. Lawrence Seaway to a customer in Algeria. But that’s not what happens.
ADM declares force majeure along US Gulf terminals, Bloomberg News reports
Global grains trader ADM has halted loading of grain vessels and declared a force majeure at U.S. Gulf terminals as the region faces a severe winter storm, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
Interswitching pilot expiry worries grain sector
The extended interswitching radius will expire in March and, with Parliament prorogued, the Grain Growers of Canada are concerned there’s precious little opportunity to save it
Canada’s extended interswitching radius for rail shipment will expire in March and, with Parliament prorogued, the Grain Growers of Canada are concerned there’s precious little opportunity to save it.
Should we bring back blimps to haul cargo north?
One Manitoba company is pitching airships as a way to connect Canada’s North with food and essential goods
One company thinks airships could be an new-old solution to the high costs of shipping goods to Northern Canada.
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