(Regular updates will be available on the Alberta Pulse Growers website.)

Pulse Canada and the CSCA are partners of the Ag Transport Coalition (ATC)*, which tracks performance of the Canadian railway network for the movement of grain.

A new grain network status report has been created to provide stakeholders with comprehensive insight on the performance of the Canadian rail system for the 2020-2021 grain year.  The report provides information and data on the status of the rail network as of midnight the previous day.

The railway performance data reported in these reports reflect the performance of rail shipments specifically for grain shippers participating in the Ag Transport Coalition’s railway performance measurement program – estimated to encompass approximately 90-95% of western Canadian originated grain shipments by rail.

November 5, 2020: Report Synopsis

Loads on Wheels

· Loads on wheels declined yesterday for the fourth consecutive day falling below 11,300 cars reflecting a decline on CP and a slight uptick on CN.

· Thus far this week, system volumes are averaging slightly less than 12,000 cars per day, slightly less than last week at this point attributable to the decline we have seen in the last four days.

Cars Not Moving

· The system count of loads not moving declined for the fifth straight day falling to about 1,200 cars – the lowest one day total seen in nearly a month.

Port Unloads

· West coast unloads (1,223) increased yesterday reflecting improved unloads at Vancouver and lower unloads at Prince Rupert.  Thunder Bay unloads remain robust at 442 cars yesterday.

All daily network status reports are available on the Pulse Canada website

* The Ag Transportation Coalition is comprised of the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), Pulse Canada, Manitoba Pulse Growers Association (MPGA), Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, Inland Terminal Association of Canada (ITAC) and the Canadian Special Crops Association (CSCA).

For more information, go to www.agtransportcoalition.com