WINNIPEG – The pulse market has been largely quiet for the last couple of months, according to Adam Krieser of CanPulse Foods in Saskatoon, Sask. Although rail shipments had been curtailed due to cold weather, a number of issues and a tragic accident. On Feb. 4 three Canadian Pacific crew members were killed when their […] Read more
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CN announces port infrastructure project at Vancouver
Canada's largest railway company will twin a four-kilometre section of track at the Port of Vancouver, a move that will…
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Canada, U.S. challenge India’s pulse supports at WTO
The United States and Canada are challenging India's market price support for five pulses at the World Trade Organization. The…
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Europe emerges as big canola market
The European Union could be a sizable market again in 2019-20 for certified Canadian canola, says a grain trader. The…
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Oh, snap
The Polar Vortex pays a visit The polar vortex is an area of cold air with low amospheric pressure in…
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Brake failure possible in deadly derailment
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board released some details last week stemming from the deadly derailment of a westbound Canadian Pacific freight…
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Feds pressed on new animal transportation regulations
Thirty signatories in a letter to federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay have asked for immediate release of new rules governing…
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Alta. $3.7 billion rail car deal spurs grain delay debate
UPDATED – February 20, 2019 – 1345 CST – Debate is again surging over whether more oil by rail will affect grain movement, given the Alberta government plans on spending $3.7 billion to increase capacity by this summer. Some farm leaders worry the plan could cause logjams, while others, including the province, believe there won’t […] Read more
Weekly Manitoba Cattle Report: Good market for lightweights
WINNIPEG – Lightweight cattle continue to do quite well at Manitoba cattle auctions, according to two people heavily involved with the cattle industry. “Lightweights were up quite a bit. Anything that’s under 600 pounds, going to the grass, certainly has a strong market,” said Harold Unrau of Grunthal Livestock Auction Market. At Grunthal’s Feb. 12 […] Read more
CN announces port infrastructure project at Vancouver
Canada’s largest railway company will twin a four-kilometre section of track at the Port of Vancouver, a move that will address rail congestion issues, reduce container dwell times and improve the flow of freight traffic at Canada’s largest marine port. Canadian National Railway announced Feb. 14 that it has reached an agreement with the government […] Read more
Canada, U.S. challenge India’s pulse supports at WTO
The United States and Canada are challenging India’s market price support for five pulses at the World Trade Organization. The two countries submitted a counter notification to the WTO’s Committee on Agriculture stating that India’s price support for a variety of pulses is excessive. The U.S. submitted the notification, which was co-sponsored by Canada. “Based […] Read more
Europe emerges as big canola market
The European Union could be a sizable market again in 2019-20 for certified Canadian canola, says a grain trader. The EU will likely buy 800,000 tonnes of Canadian canola in 2018-19, up from its previous five-year average of about 600,000 tonnes, said Chad Molesky, merchandising manager for Viterra’s oilseeds division. Canada’s extra business this year […] Read more
Oh, snap
The Polar Vortex pays a visit The polar vortex is an area of cold air with low amospheric pressure in the Arctic. It exists year-round, its winds swirling counterclockwise and inward towards the North Pole. The polar vortex is constrained by the polar jet stream, a narrow, fast-flowing current of air in our upper atmosphere […] Read more
Brake failure possible in deadly derailment
Cold temperatures, snow-covered tracks and avalanches can cause winter shipping problems for the rail system
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board released some details last week stemming from the deadly derailment of a westbound Canadian Pacific freight train in a mountainous area near Field, B.C. On Feb. 4, Canadian Pacific Railway train 301 — a 112-car, three-locomotive grain train destined for Vancouver — derailed at Mile 130.6 of the Laggan subdivision, killing […] Read more
Feds pressed on new animal transportation regulations
Thirty signatories in a letter to federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay have asked for immediate release of new rules governing livestock transport. In a letter dated Feb. 6, a bevy of humane societies from Montreal to Vancouver, along with animal welfare and animal rights groups including Mercy for Animals, Toronto Pig Save, Animal Alliance of […] Read more
Manitoba farmers concerned about new trucking regulations
Manitoba farmers are voicing the same concerns about trucker training regulations as heard recently from farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan. A number of farmers at Keystone Agricultural Producers annual meeting expressed concern that some proposed training rules could stop some farmers from being able to obtain Class 1 licences. “I think it’s very unfair to […] Read more
