Railway Service for Canadian Grain Producers Improves Over Past Week
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 87% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 53, a modest improvement from the 83% order fulfillment performance seen in week 52. In supplying 82% of cars ordered by shippers in week 53,…
Opening Grain Prices Monday, August 12
Durum 298.01 Feed barley 206.57 Canola 530.42 (down 4.10) Chickpeas …
Applications open for APAS Young Leaders program
REGINA — Applications are open until Aug. 31 for the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan’s (APAS) Young Leaders program. The APAS Young Leaders program offers Saskatchewan producers aged 18-40 an opportunity to learn about farm policy development and lobbying in…
Sense of “urgency” needed for railways, union to make a deal before potential strike date of Aug. 22
Farm groups continue to urge the railways and the union representing its workers to reach an agreement as soon as possible. This comes after the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) made its ruling known Friday that a potential strike of…
Ag groups say possible railway strike comes at a bad time, hurts Canada’s reputation as a reliable supplier
Two agricultural groups say the uncertainty around a possible a strike of workers from CPKC and CN Rail is negatively affecting Canada’s reputation as a reliable exporter, and if workers walk off the job, it would come at a time…