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The Ag Transport Coalition says week 5 saw performance decline once again for each of CN and CPKC Rail as compared to the prior week.

The harvesting of all crops in Alberta reached 42 per cent complete as of Sept. 9, compared to the five-year average of 40 per cent. The provincial agriculture department noted combining was highlighted by little or no rain.

Manitoba soybean crops got an unwanted brush of frost in early September, but a provincial expert says fields largely dodged the damage.

Harvest, Ag Ministers meetings, and the weather were topics covered on the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable.

Canada’s pulse and special crops industry is collaborating with Canadian National Railway on ways to improve the reliability, speed and efficiency of rail service.

Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) is calling on the federal government and the Major Projects Office to designate the Port of Vancouver and its connecting rail infrastructure as a project of national significance.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office says Canadian officials had constructive talks with their Chinese counterparts about Beijing’s duties on canola during a recent visit.

TODAY...Partly to mainly sunny. Wind ESE 15-25. High 25. TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm. Wind E 15-25. Low 15. TOMORROW...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of evening showers.

Dry weather helped producers gain ground on harvest, but remains back of the five and ten year averages.

Some Manitoba fruit and vegetable growers were forced into emergency harvests in the face of early frosts in the second week of September.