Rail cars being loaded with grain at a terminal

Dreyfus files rail level-of-service complaint, others may follow

Grain is moving but the railways are the ones deciding where it goes

Louis Dreyfus Commodities has filed a level-of-service complaint against CN Rail with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA). It may be one of many as other grain companies contemplate similar action in hopes of recouping losses due to poor rail service for grain this winter. Meanwhile, CN and CP Rail “have met the prescribed (grain-moving) target


Canadian federal ministers at press conference.

Mixed reviews for new rail legislation to improve grain shipping

C-30 doesn’t spell out the service agreements grain companies want, but Ritz says 
they can be added through regulation. He also rejects calls for a new GTA

The Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act — Ottawa’s answer to the issues facing Canada’s grain export system — fell a little flat among the 240 farm and industry leaders’ meeting here last week. While government action on the issue was welcomed, many said the legislation tabled March 26 falls far short of providing the

Rail cars.

Raitt ignoring rail grain debacle, critics charge

CFA speakers say Lisa Raitt needs to hold 
the railways accountable for poor service

Farm leaders and opposition politicians are blasting Transport Minister Lisa Raitt for failing to intervene in a dispute over railway grain shipments that could cost Prairie farmers $2 billion in lost sales and lower prices. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau told the annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture that “we need the transport minister


Gordon Harrison speaking into a microphone.

Poor rail service blamed for some Canadian mills closing temporarily after running out of grain

The transportation crisis is hurting domestic grain customers too, says CNMA president Gordon Harrison

Western Canada’s grain train backlog is hurting the industry’s Canadian customers too with some millers forced to close due to a lack of supply, the president of the Canadian National Millers Association (CNMA) says. “Prolonged interruptions of up to three to four weeks in wheat and oat delivery by rail to mills have literally forced