Insights and Stories on Grain Transportation

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie barley market still strong

Sep. 29, 2022 at 3:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The feed barley market remains strong despite the influx of freshly harvested supplies, with little competition from other feed sources. “The markets have been coming up steadily, with what feels like no harvest pressure,” said Suzanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. “People were hoping the […]

Record amount of grain moved, CN goes over revenue limit

Dec. 29, 2021 at 2:46 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

CN, CP railways break grain shipping records

Aug. 4, 2021 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Carbon tax an eight per cent hit on net income, APAS says

Feb. 6, 2020 at 6:25 am CST

By GFM Staff

Crop year ends with grain export record

Aug. 2, 2019 at 4:09 pm CDT

By Staff

Russia to boost grain transport subsidies in 2018

Dec. 7, 2017 at 6:37 pm CST

Moscow | Reuters — Russia will spend two billion roubles (C$43 million) in grain transportation subsidies to help to speed exports in 2018, the deputy agriculture minister said on Thursday. Already among the world’s largest wheat exporters, Russia is trying to step up a gear after this year’s record crop, […]

By Reuters

China to subsidize grain transportation, storage

Nov. 24, 2017 at 8:12 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — China plans to subsidize grain transportation and storage facilities in the latest push by Beijing to modernize the world’s largest agriculture sector. Beijing will subsidize projects upgrading or building facilities to load and receive grains along main railways and ports for major waterways including the Yangtze […]

By Reuters

Mixed reactions from farm groups to Bill C-49 progress

Nov. 6, 2017 at 9:12 am CST

Commodity News Service Canada – Western Canadian producer groups support changes to rail transportation in Canada but vary on support of the latest legislation, Bill C-49. Bill C-49 passed its third reading in the House of Commons Nov. 1 and is now off to the Senate for review. The bill […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Ottawa to keep revenue cap on grain shipments by rail

May. 16, 2017 at 10:19 am CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian government introduced draft legislation on grain transportation on Tuesday that would keep in place a revenue cap on western grain that railways haul for export. The grain revenue cap, or “maximum revenue entitlement” (MRE), has been in place since 2000 and is intended to […]

By Reuters

Grains sector continues to welcome transport legislation

Nov. 4, 2016 at 10:20 am CDT

CNSC – Accolades from producer groups and others in the grain industry continue to roll in for the federal government’s upcoming transportation legislation. The planned measures were outlined this week by Marc Garneau, the federal transportation minister, in a speech in Montreal. The new legislation will allow reciprocal penalties in […]

By Staff

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