Insights and Stories on Freight Rates

Ottawa moves to extend expanded rail interswitching

Apr. 22, 2016 at 4:29 pm CDT

Prairie crop growers hoping that changes in federal rail freight rules will continue past their expiration date are about to get their wish. Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Friday announced they would bring forward a resolution in Parliament to extend provisions of the previous government’s […]

Post-CWB review flags grain trade ‘inefficiency’

Apr. 13, 2016 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Staff

Baltic Dry Index continues downward slide

Jan. 7, 2016 at 3:27 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Low ocean freight rates likely to stick around

Nov. 26, 2015 at 7:40 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Brazil farm belt roads blocked in new trucker strike

Apr. 23, 2015 at 6:18 pm CDT

By Gustavo Bonato

Oat growers wait for better prices in 2015

Jan. 15, 2015 at 2:17 pm CST

CNS Canada –– High freight costs and a reluctance by farmers to sell at current prices has made for a sluggish start to the New Year for oats, according to an industry participant. “Price expectations for oats are higher than what the current market is offering,” said Ryan McKnight, grain […]

By Dave Sims

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