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By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday November 12, 2019

Nov 12, 2019 | 10:43 AM

Canadian Pacific (CP) moved more grain and grain products in October than any month in the company’s history.

CP said it delivered 2.66 million metric tonnes (MMT) to market. The high-capacity grain hopper cars increased the amount of grain carried in each railcar.

CP Vice-President Sales and Marketing, Grain and Fertilizers Joan Hardy said the record is a testament to ongoing collaboration with customers and innovation within the grain supply chain.

This is the second time this year that CP has set a monthly record for grain handled. In April, CP moved 2.64 MMT of grain and grain products to market, breaking the prior record.

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New crop missions will be a challenge.

Cereals Canada President Cam Dahl said the trips are a way to promote Canada’s wheat crop. The concern relates to the quality of this year’s crop.

He said there were some good crops combined early in the season but as harvest dragged on and the Prairies were hit with rain and snow, grades were reduced.

Dahl said there is limited availability of the number one grade and concern about falling number and weathering.

The first crop mission left for Japan on the weekend. There will be another group heading to Latin America this week. Roughly 20 countries will be visited this year.

Dahl said the mission will also discuss market access issues in Italy and Peru.

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Hail season has come to an end.

Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA) president Rick Omelchenko said September is shaping up to be the most damaging month with a series of late season hailstorms and flooding rain that hit crops right at harvest time.

“Overall, farmers are telling our member companies that the 2019 harvest was a challenge with damaging storms, cool wet weather and snow storms, and not all were able to complete harvest,” Omelchenko said. “We congratulate growers who were able to get their crops in the bin, and hope the remaining crop left out also gets in.”

He said members are finalizing the last of the hail damage claims on the prairies and analyzing data about storm activity and crop damage for a year-end report.

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