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Alta. to lift some spring load limits for grain

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 28, 2014

The Alberta government plans to allow grain trucks to run at 100 per cent of their axle weights on certain provincial highways otherwise restricted during the spring thaw period. The provincial government on Friday announced it will issue permits “at no cost” for grain trucks to travel at fully-loaded weights on roads otherwise subject to […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls on forecast for rains, but gains for week

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News March 28, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell two per cent on Friday, pressured by forecasts for rains next week in parched southern Plains growing regions and as investors squared positions ahead of key U.S. planting and stocks data due on Monday. Corn and soybeans were nearly unchanged in subdued trading in the run-up to […] Read more

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Guenther: Gears grinding on grain freight co-ordination

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News March 27, 2014

Saskatoon | Grainews — The Prairie grain industry and railways are likely to behave like the House of Commons as they try to fix logistics problems plaguing the industry, Perry Pellerin told delegates here at the Grain Handling and Transportation Summit. “There’s going to be a lot of finger-pointing. A lot of badgering. Maybe even […] Read more

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Sask. to bend spring load limit rules for grain

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 27, 2014

Grain growers in Saskatchewan will be able to apply for permits allowing them to truck grain at “heavier-than-published” weights on provincial roads during the spring thaw period. “While we will continue to protect our investment in highways during the spring thaw, we will allow for some exceptions to spring road bans to facilitate farmers’ urgent […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls one per cent on forecast for U.S. Plains

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News March 26, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent for their second straight session of declines on Wednesday in a selloff sparked by forecasts for rain in parched growing regions in the southern U.S. Plains. Corn futures edged narrowly lower on pressure from the steep downturn in wheat while soybeans moved […] Read more

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Ottawa tightens rail service agreements, boosts rail switching range

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 26, 2014

Federal legislation tightening the terms of grain freight service agreements between shippers and railways — and allowing some captive shippers a wider radius in which to shift cars to another railway — is now on the table. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Transport Minister Lisa Raitt introduced what’s dubbed the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers […] Read more

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Manitoba eases spring load limits for grain trucks

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 25, 2014

Grain will be an “essential commodity” this year during Manitoba’s spring thaw, for the purposes of trucking grain on the province’s minor highways. The provincial government on Monday announced a “special one-time amendment” to its spring weight restrictions on provincial roads, so as to “enable farmers to be nimble and react quickly to changes in […] Read more

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Backlogs at port may short feds’ orders on grain freight: CN

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 24, 2014

Canadian National Railway (CN) reports it’s “regaining fluidity” in its rail network and approaching the federal government’s mandated targets for grain freight, but warns grain flow may soon slow if it piles up at port. CN on Monday said it spotted 4,456 hopper cars for loading at country grain elevators in Western Canada during crop […] Read more

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Alta. feed barley prices remain firm

By GFM Network News March 24, 2014

CNS Canada — Cash barley prices near the key cattle feeding area of Lethbridge, Alta. remain firm, supported in large part by lingering winter weather and sluggish movement of grain across Western Canada, say brokers in the region. According to Shane Roberts of Cactus Commodity at Raymond, Alta., prices for March/April deliveries are anywhere from […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Weather worries support wheat; export data boost corn, soy

By GFM Network News March 24, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains rallied on Monday, with wheat supported by concerns about the weather in key growing areas, while soybeans and corn rallied on strong export data, traders said. Wheat led the gains, rising 3.1 per cent, on forecasts for continued dryness in the southern U.S. Plains wheat belt for the next […] Read more

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Alta. to lift some spring load limits for grain

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on forecast for rains, but gains for week

Guenther: Gears grinding on grain freight co-ordination

Sask. to bend spring load limit rules for grain

U.S. grains: Wheat falls one per cent on forecast for U.S. Plains

Ottawa tightens rail service agreements, boosts rail switching range

Manitoba eases spring load limits for grain trucks

Backlogs at port may short feds’ orders on grain freight: CN

Alta. feed barley prices remain firm

U.S. grains: Weather worries support wheat; export data boost corn, soy

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