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CN executive says shipping more Alberta oil won’t hurt grain shipping.
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Bitter cold delays CN grain car deliveries

Alberta oil won’t move at the detriment of grain, says VP Sean Finn

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Cold weather hurt Canadian National Railway’s (CN) grain-shipping performance week 29 (Feb. 10 to 16), but it’s confident it can quickly catch up. “Last week was a pretty tough week,” Sean Finn, CN’s executive vice-president of corporate services and chief legal officer, said in an interview Feb. 23. Temperatures across much of Western Canada fell
Grain shippers worry trains like these will displace hopper cars, especially in light of an Alberta government program to buy oil cars.
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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

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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
As Western Canadian grain production increases, the volume of grain being exported by container is increasing as well.
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Big jump in western Canadian grain production ‘new normal’

Canadian crop/product exported to the U.S. rail vs. truck

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Lots has changed since the federal government appointed Quorum Corporation in 2001 to monitor Western Canada’s grain handling and transportation system, especially the amount of grain to be monitored. In 2001 Western Canada’s total grain supply — production plus carry-in from the previous year — was about 50 million tonnes. This year it’s about 80
One industry representative says non-grain rail traffic, such as coal and containers, is causing the increase in car cycle times.
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Grain rail car cycle times creeping higher

It’s a concern to grain shippers and canola crushers moving oil and meal

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Grain is moving well in Western Canada, but rail service for canola oil and meal shippers needs to be more predictable. That was Chris Vervaet’s, executive director of the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association, message to the Fields on Wheels conference Nov. 2 in Winnipeg. Rail service is also inconsistent for crop shippers resulting in an
Grain shippers say it’s taking some time to bring all the provisions of the new transportation law into effect, but they’re not concerned.
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Transport regulation changes unused

It’s partly because grain is moving well, but it’s also taking time to develop level-of-service agreements

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Most of the provisions designed to improve rail service for grain in the Transportation Modernization Act (Bill C-49), which became law five months ago this week, have yet to take effect. But that’s neither a surprise nor a disappointment to Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), which pushed hard for
A Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and Parks Canada plaque commemorating the importance of grain transshipment to Canada’s international grain trade is unveiled this summer. Friends of Grain Elevators board members (l to r) Robert Paterson, Bill Reist, Batia Stolar, Jim Ball, Kathleen Baleja, Herb Daniher, Gerry Heinrichs, Penny Stradeski, Ann Donaldson, Nancy Perozzo, Charla Robinson.
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Importance of Prairie grain industry recognized

What was once the world’s largest grain port linked the economies of Canada’s east and west

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The contribution of Prairie grain transshipment facilities to Canada’s economic development was officially recognized this summer with the unveiling of a plaque by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and Parks Canada. The plaque commemorates the development of grain handling and shipping facilities at the Port of Thunder Bay. The event was the
Th passage of Bill C-49 will see CN invest in new grain cars and other infrastructure to move grain faster across the Prairies.
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CN investing to improve grain transportation

The railway didn’t get everything it wanted in Bill C-49, but it was enough to trigger millions 
of dollars in capital spending, including 1,000 new high-capacity grain cars

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A top CN executive says Bill C-49 is already sparking a wave of grain transportation investments. Both CN and CP Rail have ordered 1,000 new high-capacity grain cars and are investing in other infrastructure to move more grain faster partly due to the legislative changes, says Sean Finn, CN’s executive vice-president of corporate services and
Comment: Why calls to kill MRE being ignored
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Comment: Why calls to kill MRE being ignored

Requests to update railway grain shipping costs face the same fate

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[UPDATED: June 20, 2018] The North American Grain Grading Group’s (NAGGG) call to axe the maximum revenue entitlement (MRE) appears to be getting the cold shoulder from Western Canada’s grain sector. The MRE is a federal regulation that sets the annual limit the railways can earn in total hauling western grain to Thunder Bay and
Farmer Walking Through Field Checking Wheat Crop
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COMMENT: The power of co-operation — and the cost of disunity

By working together, the agriculture sector can continue to accomplish great things

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There is a common adage in agriculture “wheat is 14 per cent protein and 86 per cent politics.” This was often applied in the era of debates over marketing, but it can still be fit today on many issues in agriculture. This is unfortunate and it comes at a cost. When governments in Canada receive
Dried Ear of Cereal crop in studio isolated against white background.
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Proposal says end MRE, wheat grading

The North American Grain Grading Group says both get in the way of efficient markets

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Scrapping the maximum revenue entitlement (MRE) and grain grading will make western Canadian grain farmers more competitive, according to the North American Grain Grading Group (NAGGG). It’s a big change, but don’t call it radical, Mary-Jane Bennett, a transportation consultant and NAGGG supporter, said in a phone interview May 30. “What they’re saying is that

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