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Canada’s Two Major Railways See Slight Improvement in Grain Deliveries in Week 35: Ag Transport Coalition

Apr 14, 2025

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 62% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 35 representing a notable improvement from the 50% order fulfillment performance seen in week 34.  This represents the best performance seen on a system basis…

Manitoba Government Makes $13-Million Investment in Downtown Agriculture Exchange

Manitoba Government Makes $13-Million Investment in Downtown Agriculture Exchange

Apr 10, 2025

The Manitoba government is investing $13 million for Cereals Canada to develop the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate), a world-class centre in downtown Winnipeg that will support grain producers and processors in their ongoing efforts to establish new international trading…

Canada’s Two Major Railways Continued to Struggle with Grain Deliveries in Week 34

Canada’s Two Major Railways Continued to Struggle with Grain Deliveries in Week 34

Apr 8, 2025

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 50% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 34, representing a slight decline from the 52% order fulfillment performance seen in week 33.  On a combined basis, the railways have now not supplied…

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Advisor recommends reviewing financial plans as stock market continues to drop

Apr 7, 2025

The last several days have not been kind to the stock markets, but so has this year. Adam Pukalo, a Commodities Futures Advisor with Ventum Financial, noted the markets have been in a downward trend since the beginning of the…

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CFA unsure of full impact U.S. tariffs will have on Canada

Apr 7, 2025

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) was somewhat relieved Canada was not included on the list of countries affected by the U.S. reciprocal tariffs last week. However, President Keith Currie says they’re waiting on the impact other tariffs will have…