CWB taps past relationship
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...
View ArticleFree market, but little grain heading to U.S.
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’...
View ArticleBad weather delays Thunder Bay port opening
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...
View ArticleCanadian wheat carryout might grow
Grain analysts are beginning to think Canada will export a lot less wheat than Agriculture Canada is forecasting and that means higher carryout and lower prices. Marlene Boersch, managing partner in...
View ArticleRailway not to blame for poor Port of Churchill volumes
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....
View ArticlePrairie grain exports off last year’s pace
The amount of prairie grain that’s been shipped from Canadian export terminals to overseas destinations is down significantly from last year, according to figures from the federally appointed Grain...
View ArticleColumbia expands west coast transloading facilities
A west coast transloading and logistics company that specializes in containerized grain and pulse crops is rebuilding its facilities at the Port of Vancouver. Columbia Containers will spend...
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