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Canadian grain producers anticipate industrywide costs of the recent rail blockades will total roughly C$300 million overall by the time network capacity returns to normal later this year.The ...
Concrete grain elevator in Alberta. Various factors affect the socio-economic characteristics of Canadian agriculture. The 2006 Census of Agriculture listed seven: [2] Quantity and type of farms; Biogeography: crop and land use areas; land management practices; Quantity of livestock and poultry; Agricultural engineering: Farm machinery and equipment; Farm capital; Farm operating expenses and ...
The Winnipeg Grain & Produce Exchange was established in 1887. [1] Initially serving as a forum for cash trades in Canadian grains, it introduced its first futures contracts in 1904. Beginning with wheat futures, it subsequently added futures trading in barley , oats , flax , and rye .
They persisted as grain elevator operators but after 1935 all grain marketing in Canada shifted to a new government agency, Canadian Wheat Board. During the post-war era, the wheat pools almost completely replaced the private grain companies as elevator operators. By the 1990s, however, most had demutualized (privatized), and several mergers ...
Canadian National (CNI) transports more than 2.28 MMT of Canadian grain and processed grain products in February 2021, setting a new record for the 12th straight month.
In the 2019-20 crop year, which began Aug. 1 and runs through July 31 in Canada, wheat production is expected to rise to 33.3 million metric tonnes (mmt), compared with 31.8 million in 2018-19 ...
CJGX signed on August 19, 1927 after the Winnipeg Grain Exchange created a radio station to provide farmers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba with the latest grain and livestock prices. At first, the station exclusively broadcast grain and livestock pricing before gradually adding other programming. [ 3 ]
Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) announced that its shipments of grain are moving at a pace similar to that experienced before some of its workers walked out. Approximately 3,200 of the railroad's ...