By Luiza Ilie CONSTANTA, Romania, May 13 (Reuters) – Pressed into emergency service by the blockade of Ukraine’s seaports by Russian invaders, neighbouring Romania is racing against time to move Ukrainian grain…
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By Pavel Polityuk (Reuters) Ukraine has sown about 7 million hectares of spring crops so far this year, or 25-30% less than in the corresponding period of 2021, and exported…
(Bloomberg) –Russia boosted wheat shipments by about 60% in March, despite that being the first month of its invasion of Ukraine. The country exported about 1.7 million tons last month, according to…
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(Bloomberg) — War in Ukraine and drought in Brazil have global crop importers turning to the U.S., and the pivot means costs to ship grains and soybeans on the Mississippi…
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An inland port in southern Illinois could someday become a logistics hub supporting key Midwestern markets, say officials affiliated with the Alexandria Cairo Port District, who are pushing to develop the port.
Located where the Ohio River meets the Mississippi River, the inland port at Cairo (pronounced KAY-ro) would support downriver traffic as well as existing hubs such as Memphis, Tennessee, about 170 miles south.
“There is enough capacity, enough land [and waterfront] development … where...
As the U.S. harvest season kicks into high gear over the next month, grain shippers will be watching whether freight railroads’ train speeds will be able to keep up with a potentially sudden ramp-up in demand, according to shippers at the recent annual National Grain Car Council meeting hosted by the Surface Transportation Board.
Low grain demand over the summer has masked velocity issues, grain shippers said. However, the rail network could potentially find itself stressed over the next 30 to...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/grain-shippers-seek-fluid-network-in-and-out-of-pacific-northwest
U.S. grain volumes have been a bright spot for the railroads, with higher volumes reflecting export demand.
Indeed, grain carloads were up 23.2% year-to-date to 509,364 as of last Saturday, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
But...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/usda-shares-forecasts-for-grain-and-farm-exports
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) is constructing a grain transload facility near Chicago to benefit Midwest agricultural producers and processors and reduce their supply chain costs.
The company is building the facility within its Global IV intermodal terminal in Joliet, Illinois. The Union Pacific Global IV Transload Facility will be managed by JCT, a 50-50 joint venture between Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. and...
Changing volume projections for U.S. wheat exports could be reflected in freight flows this spring, with more volumes going toward the western ports and fewer volumes going to the Gulf Coast, according to recent reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), a monthly report that estimates the production, storage and export volumes of various agricultural commodities, adjusted its projections for U.S. soft white wheat...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/more-wheat-to-go-west-this-spring-usda
Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) and CN (NYSE: CNI) crushed grain volumes in October, with shipments exceeding all-time records as export demand and new assets drove volumes higher.
CP hauled 3.04 million metric tonnes (MMTs) in October, crossing the 3 MMT threshold and exceeding the previous all-time record set in April by 6.9%. Compared to October 2019, volumes of grain and grain volumes were up by 14.2%.
“CP’s customers are managing strong and healthy supply chains to the ports, where new and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-railways-crush-october-grain-records-amid-export-boom