Insights and Stories on Grain

Thunder Bay reports rare inbound grain shipment

Sep. 2, 2021 at 7:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Grain movement at the Port of Thunder Bay included a rare inbound cargo of feed wheat, according to the port’s latest monthly report. A 12,000-tonne shipment of feed wheat was delivered to Richardson’s Current River elevator from the company’s facility in Hamilton, Ont. The wheat was said to […]

Argentina forms agency to manage cargo river, grain exporters worry

Aug. 25, 2021 at 5:45 pm CDT

By Hugh Bronstein Maximilian Heath

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

Russia’s agriculture ministry pauses grain harvesting data

Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:53 pm CDT

By Reuters

The Andersons to pay debt, invest in core units after rail business sale

Aug. 17, 2021 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

P+H to replace eastern Saskatchewan elevator

Jul. 2, 2021 at 10:31 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

IGC expects larger world grain crop but tighter stocks

May. 28, 2021 at 4:12 am CDT

MarketsFarm — World grain production is forecast to hit a new record in 2021-22, but increasing demand should still cause ending stocks to tighten to their lowest level in seven years, according to updated projections from the International Grains Council. Total grain production — which includes wheat, corn and other […]

By MarketsFarm

Barge backlog starts moving as Mississippi River reopens

May. 14, 2021 at 6:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The Mississippi River reopened to vessel traffic near Memphis on Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard said, ending a shutdown of part of the waterway that caused a backlog of more than 1,000 barges carrying oil, corn and other goods. The Coast Guard said the river is […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. barge backup worsens as Mississippi River shut near Memphis

May. 13, 2021 at 8:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A traffic jam on the lower Mississippi River swelled to 771 barges on Thursday as a fractured bridge near Memphis closed the waterway that is crucial for U.S. crop exports. The shutdown fueled concerns about shipping U.S. grain and soy to export markets at a time […]

By Tom Polansek

Ocean freight rates at decade highs

May. 7, 2021 at 4:07 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Ocean freight rates have climbed steadily higher over the past year, recovering from the lows hit at the start of the pandemic in early 2020 to see their highest levels in over a decade. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), a major indicator of shipping rates, hit a high […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Cost index up for CN, down for CP in grain revenue formula

Apr. 29, 2021 at 8:29 pm CDT

Expected labour costs were the major difference in a new ruling on the index that determines how much revenue each of Canada’s big two railways get to keep in the coming crop year from hauling Prairie grain. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) on Thursday announced its decisions on the volume-related […]