Canadian grain shippers still see hiccups in rail service

A photograph of grain hopper cars in a rail yard.

Despite significantly high Canadian grain volumes in February, Canadian grain shippers are still seeing some rail service issues as the network recovers from last month’s cold snap and nears the end of March.

“Several monitoring sources point to some significant challenges, which can be attributed to the deep freeze that blanketed the prairies in late February,” said Erin Gowriluk, executive director for the Grain Growers of Canada. “This severely constrained rail movement and the resulting...

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