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CP CEO says company ready for bumper crop, shippers skeptical

Company says new investments will increase ability to move a big crop

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The CPR says it’s ready to move a bumper crop, but agriculture industry observers remain somewhat skeptical. CP CEO Hunter Harrison said, in a recent letter to Transport Minister Marc Garneau, the company is aware a big crop is on the horizon and is prepared for it. “I think it is good news that CP
Farmers, grain companies warn railways be ready to move a big crop
Crops, News

Farmers, grain companies warn railways be ready to move a big crop

Western production could exceed the 
five-year average

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The prospects of another bumper crop this year have western Canadian grain companies and farm leaders warning the railways to be ready. They want to avoid a repeat of the colossal and costly backlog of 2013-14 when crop production set a new record by a large margin. “We know it’s going to be a big
Grain shippers say the now-extended temporary measures have stimulated competition within the system where before none existed.
Cereals, News

Grain-shipping measures extended one year

Grain companies and farm group welcome the move and vow to keep the pressure on Ottawa for a permanent solution

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Pleased and relieved. That’s how western Canadian grain farmers and elevator companies are reacting to a one-year extension of emergency grain-shipping measures first implemented by the former Conservative government in 2014 to address a backlog in grain shipping. The four key provisions, which came into effect under the Fair Rail for Farmers Act, were set
Transportation, energy and agriculture
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Grain elevator group gives Emerson report thumbs down

After careful consideration, the WGEA concludes the report is flawed because it wrongly assumes rail competition exists in Canada

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The association representing the largest grain handlers in Western Canada is breaking its silence and giving the Emerson report on transportation a failing grade. The Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA) represents the six major grain firms and approximately 90 per cent of the West’s grain handle. WGEA says the fundamental issue appears to be that
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Canadian grain companies wary of unapproved GM crops

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Top U.S. grain companies have taken a hard line and are refusing genetically modified crops that haven’t been approved in major markets, while Canada’s grain industry remains more flexible. So far the Canadian companies are approaching the issue on a case-by-case basis, but that could change, according to Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western
U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator Darci Vetter told reporters in Washington, D.C. April 25 that the U.S. government is pushing Canada for regulatory changes so American wheat exported to Canada is graded on the same basis as Canadian wheat.
Cereals, News

U.S. pressuring Canada on grain grading

Grain companies say current regulations are no impediment

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U.S. officials say this country’s grain-grading system is to blame for why American farmers living close to the border can’t take advantage of higher Canadian wheat prices. But Canadian officials deny claims by U.S. administration and U.S. Wheat Associates that Canada’s quality control system discriminates against imported U.S. wheat. Canadian officials concede imported U.S. wheat
Record grain movement masks systemic ills
Cereals, News

Record grain movement masks systemic ills

Long-term issues haven't been addressed yet

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Grain shippers aren’t cheering too loudly about record grain movement in the 2014-15 crop year, and warn that costly grain backlogs like those in 2013-14 may recur. “We don’t want people to read about this and say: ‘problem solved,’” Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), said in an interview. “It’s
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) will consult Canada’s grain industry this fall about new, lower user fees to take effect Aug. 1, 2018. As of March 31, 2015 the CGC had a $63.3-million surplus due to higher Canadian grain exports than anticipated. Most of the CGC’s revenue comes from services related to export grain.
Cereals, News

Big crops feast of fees for CGC

Talks will begin this fall on a new fee structure for the 2018 crop year

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The Canadian Grain Commission is working on a plan to reduce its service fees after racking up a surplus since 2013 that is bigger than its annual operating budget. As of March 31, 2015 the CGC had a $63.3-million surplus, according to its most recent annual financial statement. It’s expected the surplus will have grown
CGC wants to consult further on licensing feed mills
Cereals, News

CGC wants to consult further on licensing feed mills

It also wants to explore licensing producer car loading facilities — an idea farmers strongly rejected 15 years ago

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The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) wants to consult with the grain industry about licensing feed mills and producer car loading facilities. “Once again it’s all about producer protection,” CGC commissioner Murdoch MacKay said in an interview on the sidelines of the Winter Cereals Manitoba annual meeting here March 16. “Our responsibility is to make sure

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