Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio. Today’s show is brought to you by UFA Cooperative! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Kevin Grier, of Kevin Grier Market Analysis and Consulting, on food the price inflation blame-game; David Przednowek, CN Rail on the grain movement season to date; and, Hear an excerpt… Read More
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CN Rail says October was its best single month ever for grain movement in Western Canada. The company says it moved over 3.23 million metric tonnes from the Prairies, exceeding the previous record set in October 2020 by 50 thousand metric tonnes. “Really from the end of September through the third week of October, we’ve… Read More
Harvest is well underway across western Canada, and already wrapped up in many areas. The beginning of harvest also signals the start of the grain shipping season. David Przednowek, assistant vice president for grain for CN Rail, joined RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner to discuss where grain movement is at from a railway perspective. Despite low carry-in,… Read More
CN Rail says a bridge fire in northwestern Alberta is expected to shut down rail traffic in and out of the Grande Prairie area for an unknown amount of time. The fire occurred at a large bridge on the Grand Cache subdivision near Latornell, Alta. early in the morning on Wednesday, October 5, affecting traffic… Read More
More than three thousand conductors, yard staff and trainpersons who work for CN Rail are working with an expired contract, and it’s not clear when the railway and its largest union will sit down to begin collective bargaining. The three-year collective agreement between the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and CN Rail that was signed… Read More
Thanks for joining us and making RealAg Radio a part of your day. Join RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner, as he talks with Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, on the nitrogen fertilizer emissions policy, John Heard of Manitoba Agriculture on what research shows about different practices and products that reduce emissions from fertilizer, and also with… Read More
CN Rail is preparing for more eastbound shipments of grain and other commodities from Western Canada. As part of its federally-mandated plan for moving grain in 2022-23, the railway says it’s not only anticipating a much larger crop in Western Canada after last year’s drought, but it’s also expecting a re-balancing of trade corridors to… Read More
Railway performance has been subpar for several weeks when measured by rail car fulfillment for the grain industry. For Week 29 of the marketing year (mid-February) fulfillment hovered below 45 per cent. There’s no denying the numbers, but the context of those numbers bears digging in to, says David Przednowek, assistant vice president of grain for… Read More
Drought, offshore import shortages, and labour disruptions are among several factors CN Rail is juggling as the railway continues to work in overdrive to ensure products and commodities get to where they need to be. Many people likely think of trains running westbound bringing goods to the coast, however in recent times, where it seems… Read More
It is somehow WEDNESDAY already! Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. You’ll hear: David Przednowek of CN Rail, on the performance of the railways, and the why’s behind some of the numbers when it comes to rail cars; Robert Gobeil of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), on Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, and… Read More
On this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear from: David Przednowek, assistant vice president of grain at CN Railway, on the flooding and repair situation in B.C.; Jeff McKinnon, senior vice-president of network development at GoodLeaf Farms, talking about their Calgary, Alta. vertical farming facility; and The top ag news stories of the day…. Read More
We’ve all been watching the situation in British Columbia unravel, as this significant weather event continues to transpire and wreak havoc. Amongst the challenges people are facing in all the areas impacted, are challenges to our transportation system, along the highways and railways. David Przednowek, assistant vice president for grain with CN Rail, joined RealAg… Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show you’ll hear from: David Przednowek, director of sales and marketing for CN Rail, on grain movement with the strong markets lately; Matthew Pot, economist with Grain Perspectives, on the latest WASDE report; and, Al Cervero, of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, on upcoming equipment… Read More
Grain elevators in both western and eastern Canada are reporting delays in accessing containers to fill for overseas customers. Regular train traffic is catching up after a series of setbacks this winter — a strike, a rock slide on the western tracks, and then blockades — but container traffic is another beast entirely. Container traffic… Read More
It has been a nutty, crazy news day coming to us through a firehose, and we’re here to keep you up to date! On today’s show, you’ll hear: Today’s top ag news with host, Shaun Haney; Jake Niederer and Mike Lowery of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) on the fertilizer market, and how COVID-19 may have an… Read More