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Farmers seek ‘urgent’ action from Senate on rail service

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Tepid rail service cripples farmer deliveries on Prairies

By 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 […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Prairie grain movement not perfect, but not in crisis

By GFM Network News January 22, 2018

CNS Canada — Canadian grain exports are moving out of the country at a similar pace as they were a year ago, but there are still some challenges along the logistical chain. “Right now we’re looking at the second largest supply of grain that we’ve ever had to move,” said Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Grain handle down in CP’s ‘best-ever’ fourth quarter

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 19, 2018

U.S. income tax reform and significant increases in non-grain traffic more than offset a dip in Canadian Pacific Railway’s grain handle in its fourth quarter of 2017. Calgary-based CP on Thursday reported net income of $984 million on $1.713 billion in gross revenues in what it described as its “best-ever” fourth quarter, up from $384 […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CN, CP roll over revenue caps for 2016-17

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Railway CEO Hunter Harrison, 73

By GFM Network News December 18, 2017

New York | Reuters –– CSX Corp. CEO Hunter Harrison has died, the U.S. freight railway operator said on Saturday, just a few days after announcing that the veteran rail executive it hired earlier this year to boost its profits had taken a medical leave of absence. Harrison, 73, died “due to unexpectedly severe complications […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP conductors, engineers reject short-term deal

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 2, 2017

Unionized conductors and engineers at Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) have voted down a proposed one-year renewal of their collective agreement. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, whose train and engine (T+E) unit represents about 3,050 Canadian conductors and engineers at CP, announced Wednesday its membership had voted 67.1 per cent against the extension. Negotiators with CP […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP’s third-quarter grain handle down

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 17, 2017

“Volume momentum” in its third quarter has Canadian Pacific Railway looking forward to a rosier year-end ledger, though its grain traffic for the quarter dragged on that momentum. Calgary-based CP on Tuesday reported net income of $510 million on $1.595 billion in revenues for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, up from $347 million on […] Read more

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A new era brings change and challenge

Transportation players are working together after the end of the CWB's single desk

By Lisa Guenther October 6, 2017

Greg Northey, industry relations director for Pulse Canada, says grain companies have had to handle more logistical challenges since the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk’s, which he said was “probably an interesting learning curve.” Northey is unsure how that learning curve affected grain movement in years with big issues. But he thinks […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Organic grain firm picks up elevator near border

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 4, 2017

A Minneapolis startup in the organic grain business has bought a northwestern North Dakota elevator that further expands its southern Prairie catchment. Pipeline Foods — which has hung out its shingle as a buyer of organic, non-GMO wheat, pulses and oats for food and feed — announced Tuesday it has bought a CHS elevator at […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

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Farmers seek ‘urgent’ action from Senate on rail service

Tepid rail service cripples farmer deliveries on Prairies

Prairie grain movement not perfect, but not in crisis

Grain handle down in CP’s ‘best-ever’ fourth quarter

CN, CP roll over revenue caps for 2016-17

Railway CEO Hunter Harrison, 73

CP conductors, engineers reject short-term deal

CP’s third-quarter grain handle down

A new era brings change and challenge

Organic grain firm picks up elevator near border

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