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CN, CP set third-quarter records for grain movement

MarketsFarm — Canada’s big two railways again reported moving record amounts of Canadian grain during the third quarter of 2020. Canadian National Railway (CN) reported Monday it had shipped 7.76 million tonnes of grain by rail, and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) said Friday it had moved 7.72 million tonnes. For CN that not only marked

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CN conductors on strike

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff November 19, 2019

Unionized conductors, trainpersons and yard workers at Canadian National Railway are on strike as of Tuesday morning. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), whose CTY arm represents about 3,000 unionized CN staff, announced late Monday its members would stop work at 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday. “Unfortunately, we were unable to reach a deal with CN,”

A freight train at Manchac, La., about 75 km east of Baton Rouge. (CN.ca)

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Oil on rail likely won’t interfere with grain movements

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 11, 2019

CNS Canada — When considering the pattern of how grain is shipped by rail in Canada, it’s very unlikely increased oil shipments would interfere, according to Quorum Corp. “That’s largely because the flow of grain is predominantly to the West Coast and Thunder Bay,” said Quorum president Mark Hemmes. About 80 per cent of Canadian

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Alberta to buy rail cars for oil

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News November 28, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — The Alberta government is in talks to buy rail cars to transport 120,000 barrels per day of crude oil and expects a deal to conclude within weeks, Premier Rachel Notley said Wednesday, as the province takes actions to move oil stuck in the region because of a lack of pipeline capacity.

While grain shippers can gain from the auction, CN doesn’t earn any more because of the MRE

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Need grain cars? Consider CN’s auction

CN Rail has several programs that allow shippers to lock in their car supply

By Allan Dawson September 4, 2018

It was commonly thought Canada’s railways wouldn’t auction rail cars because the maximum revenue entitlement (MRE) prevents them from pocketing the extra revenue. But CN started offering a limited number of cars to the highest bidder in the 2016-17 crop year, David Przednowek, CN Rail’s director of grain marketing, said in an interview Aug. 24.

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Farmers seek ‘urgent’ action from Senate on rail service

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 1, 2018

Groups representing Canadian grain growers touched down in Ottawa Thursday to urge quick passage of legislation to avoid a sequel to the grain handling logjam of 2013-14. Representatives from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Grain Growers of Canada, Keystone Agricultural Producers, Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, Alberta Federation of Agriculture and B.C. Agriculture Council went

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Tepid rail service cripples farmer deliveries on Prairies

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News February 28, 2018

CNS Canada — Prairie farmers are struggling to generate cash flow for their operations due to the lack of rail cars that are available to pick up their grain. “Spring is coming up, farmers need cash flow and we don’t get cash flow if your grain is sitting in a bin waiting for a train

A rendering of G3’s proposed grain terminal and loop track for Port Metro Vancouver. (G3.ca)

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Larger elevators, smaller rail cars seen in grain’s future

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 15, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– Heading into the future, elevators will be more efficient and trains will carry more grain, according to industry professionals at the Grain World conference in Winnipeg. “I think there’s a real shift happening from low efficiency to the higher-efficiency facilities,” Karl Gerrand, CEO of G3, said Wednesday during the What

A rail car from SGCC’s fleet. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Three shortlines to buy Saskatchewan’s grain cars

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 5, 2017

The Saskatchewan government has picked the three buyers who will divvy up its provincially-owned fleet of grain hopper cars. The province, in its March budget, announced a request for offer (RFO) for the Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation’s (SGCC) fleet of rail cars as it winds down that operation. The province said it would give “first

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More pulse acres expected to affect handling dynamics

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus June 14, 2016

CNS Canada –– Canadian grain handlers are curious how dynamics and timing in the rail freight sector will be managed in the upcoming season, given an expected boost in pulse crop production . For the moment, however, Prairie grain movement has dropped to seasonal lows. This year’s pulse area will likely be the largest on record, according to early estimates

Feed weekly outlook: New-crop prices to rise

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after rain

U.S. livestock: July hogs limit-down to lowest since late March

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Feed weekly outlook: New-crop prices to rise

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after rain

U.S. livestock: July hogs limit-down to lowest since late March

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CN, CP set third-quarter records for grain movement

CN conductors on strike

Oil on rail likely won’t interfere with grain movements

Alberta to buy rail cars for oil

Need grain cars? Consider CN’s auction

Farmers seek ‘urgent’ action from Senate on rail service

Tepid rail service cripples farmer deliveries on Prairies

Larger elevators, smaller rail cars seen in grain’s future

Three shortlines to buy Saskatchewan’s grain cars

More pulse acres expected to affect handling dynamics

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