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Grain export boom will continue

West Coast exports off to slow start

Grain export figures summarize six-month performance

Columbia expands west coast transloading facilities

Prairie grain exports off last year’s pace

Railway not to blame for poor Port of Churchill volumes
The 68 percent drop from last year may put the federal program’s $9 per tonne grain shipping subsidy in jeopardy
One thing jumps out at Neil Townsend when he scans the Canadian Grain Commission’s weekly report on grain movement. “What the heck is happening in Churchill?” said the director of G3 Market Research. “We’ve barely exported anything out of Churchill this year.” The port has shipped 144,000 tonnes of grain through the first 11 weeks […] Read more
Canadian wheat carryout might grow

Bad weather delays Thunder Bay port opening
Official says better logistical co-ordination between shippers and rail companies should improve grain movement
Harsh winter conditions in Ontario have affected Great Lakes shipping routes for the second year in a row. As a result, the opening of the grain shipping season at the Port of Thunder Bay will again be delayed. However, this year’s delays will be minor compared to those experienced last spring, says Time Heney, chief […] Read more
Free market, but little grain heading to U.S.
U.S. loses luster | Feedlots, grain companies and marketers are offering good prices so there is no incentive to haul south
Visitors to the United States who are worried about big lineups of grain trucks clogging the border crossings can relax. There are no reports of significant grain truck movement of prairie farmers’ wheat, barley or durum into the U.S. now, and most observers and analysts don’t expect to see much. “It’s a bit of an […] Read more
CWB taps past relationship
Securing Asian sales | Japan, other countries also interested in canola
The CWB has sewn up half the spring wheat market in Japan for the next six months. Derek Sliworsky, who manages the board’s Tokyo office, said Japanese buyers are worried about the new marketing environment coming this August and particularly how that will affect quality. He said much of their concern comes from their experience […] Read more