According to the Canadian Grain Commission, weekly exports to June 1 are up by 7.5 million tonnes from last year. The largest rise was in canola.
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Ukraine corn exports seen falling sharply in June, producers union says
Kyiv | Reuters – Ukrainian corn exports are set to fall to one million metric tons in June from two million tons in May, as Ukraine-origin corn is uncompetitive compared to its American equivalent, producers’ union UAC said on Wednesday. Ukraine is a traditional corn grower and exporter and exports are expected at around 22 […] Read more
Grain volumes up at Prince Rupert
Recovery is welcome because port has been under-used recently
When compared to the 2023 calendar year, grain exports at the port of Prince Rupert were 26 per cent higher in 2024, the Prince Rupert Port Authority said in a January release.
Export statistics highlight Asia’s continuing importance
Canada’s grain exports in the crop year that recently ended were strong and the numbers show a similar range of destinations as in recent non-drought years. The numbers also show the primacy of China as a destination for Canadian crops and a concerning drop in the amount of canola exported to Japan. Total bulk shipments […] Read more
Grain export surge keeps Vancouver port busy
Wheat accounted for 7.86 million tonnes, or nearly half, of the volume moved through the port in the first half of 2023
There was a huge surge in grain volumes moved through Port of Vancouver terminals in the first half of 2023. Exports more than doubled compared to the same period in 2022, with 16.36 million tonnes shipped, up from 7.94 million tonnes. “We’re very pleased that this happened,” said Victor Pang, interim president of the Vancouver […] Read more
Grain exports escape strike damage
About 12,000 federal employees represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada went on strike April 19, including port workers.
Canadian grain export pace on target, but U.S. corn sales lag
The slow pace of American corn exports was a drag on grain markets last week, but Canadian canola and wheat exports look on target. I’ll talk about the American export situation later, but let’s first look at the Canadian position. We have export data from the Canadian Grain Commission’s weekly report for Week 17 to […] Read more
Grain exports get off to slow start
Producer deliveries and export shipments of western Canadian grain are off to a relatively slow start in the 2021-22 crop year, according to data from the federal Grain Monitoring Program. According to GMP’s latest weekly performance report dated Sept. 7, west coast exports of Canadian grain through Vancouver and Prince Rupert, B.C., during the first […] Read more
Brisk exports cut into grain, oilseed stocks
The amount of Canadian canola delivered to export terminals at the Port of Vancouver averaged almost 170,000 tonnes a week in April, easily surpassing the pace of deliveries in April 2020. According to data from the Canadian Grain Commission, nearly 675,000 tonnes of canola were delivered to Vancouver export facilities in the four-week period ending […] Read more
Grain export boom will continue
Canadian grain is heading to markets at a record-breaking pace but is there a point where the COVID-19 buying frenzy subsides, causing a lull in sales? Grain companies exported 12.2 million tonnes of bulk grain, oilseeds and pulses through week 12 of the 2020-21 crop year, a 29 percent increase over the same time last […] Read more
