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Comment: Why calls to kill MRE being ignored

Requests to update railway grain shipping costs face the same fate

By Allan Dawson June 19, 2018

[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

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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

By Allan Dawson June 7, 2018

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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Grain industry has other priorities

By Allan Dawson June 7, 2018

Western Canada’s checkoff-funded wheat commissions didn’t have much to say about a proposal to end the maximum revenue entitlement (MRE) and the grain-grading system when asked for comment last week. “Our directors are busy seeding so we haven’t discussed it,” Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association general manager Pam de Rocquigny said in an interview

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CTA to bump up Prairie grain freight cost index

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 25, 2018

Fuel and infrastructure improvements are expected to push up the cost of railroading and, in turn, the index guiding how much money Canada’s big two railways get to keep from hauling Prairie grain in the next crop year. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) on Wednesday announced it will set the volume-related composite price index (VRCPI)

Crops

Senate hands back transport bill, with changes

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 29, 2018

Federal legislation sought by farm groups wanting improvements to rail service for the grain sector is on its way back from the Senate to the House of Commons. Senators on Thursday afternoon passed Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, on third reading — but with several amendments proposed Wednesday by the standing Senate committee on

Crops

CN, CP roll over revenue caps for 2016-17

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 22, 2017

Canada’s big two railways have both overshot the maximum revenue they’re allowed to keep for ferrying the 2016-17 grain crop off the Prairies. The Canadian Transportation Agency on Thursday issued its annual determination of how much, if any, revenue Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) made over their maximum grain revenue entitlements

News

Railway costing review risks, benefits

A review was a Liberal election promise but the government hasn’t announced one despite proposed  changes to the maximum revenue entitlement

By Allan Dawson June 1, 2017

A University of Manitoba agriculture economist warns regulations cutting how much the railways are allowed to earn hauling grain could discourage them from investing to be more efficient. “I don’t know if you want to mess with the system too much,” Derek Brewin said in an interview May 23. “They’ve (western farmers) got a competitive

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Grain sector likes transportation act changes

Time will tell, but the industry says the Bill C-49 changes should lead to better grain service

By Allan Dawson May 26, 2017

After decades of complaining about poor rail service for grain, western farmers and shippers say Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, is close to what they’ve been asking for. Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), which represents Western Canada’s major elevator companies, said it includes most of the changes it

News

Calls for a review of railway costs

Some farm groups suspect producers are paying more than was originally intended under the maximum revenue entitlement

By Allan Dawson May 26, 2017

When the railways start replacing hopper cars as expected if the Transportation Modernization Act becomes law, western farmers will pay more, in total, to ship grain to export. That’s because the maximum revenue entitlement (MRE) will be adjusted to pass on the purchase costs to shippers and ultimately farmers. Most farm and shipper groups agree

Crops

Early reviews positive for grain transportation bill

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News May 16, 2017

Long-awaited amendments to the Canada Transportation Act that Prairie grain farmers and shippers hope will result in better rail service were tabled Tuesday in the House of Commons. At press time Tuesday farm organization and grain company officials were still assessing Bill C-49, which also deals with other transportation issues, including air travel. At first

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Comment: Why calls to kill MRE being ignored

Proposal says end MRE, wheat grading

Grain industry has other priorities

CTA to bump up Prairie grain freight cost index

Senate hands back transport bill, with changes

CN, CP roll over revenue caps for 2016-17

Railway costing review risks, benefits

Grain sector likes transportation act changes

Calls for a review of railway costs

Early reviews positive for grain transportation bill

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