(Daily 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 daily report has been created to provide stakeholders with insight on the performance of the Canadian rail system as it attempts to remain resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues recovering from a series of physical network disruptions in the months of January and February 2020.

April 6, 2020: Report Synopsis

Loads on Wheels

· Traffic levels declined marginally overnight, reflecting higher volumes on CN and lower volumes on CP.

· CP traffic levels, at less than 4,500 cars, fell to their lowest level in two weeks while CN volumes rose above 7,200 cars — the highest level seen in the last two weeks.

·  The decline in system traffic volumes reflects a faster rate of cars exiting the system, either through unload or interchange as compared to new traffic being released by shippers. In this instance, the change is significantly influenced by the high level of unloads seen yesterday, particularly for CP.

Loads Not Moving.

· Loads sitting idle for more than 48 hours increased for both railways overnight, rising above 2,600 cars — the highest level seen in a month.

· The increase overnight reflects higher counts for both railways in the Vancouver corridor. Additionally, CN saw counts rise in the eastern Canadian corridor, while CP counts rose in the Thunder Bay Corridor.

Port Performance

· West coast port unloads were above 1,000 cars yesterday for the third time in the last seven days, despite yesterday being Sunday when unloads are historically low.

· Vessel line ups ticked down slightly for the second straight day, with counts declining at Prince Rupert (-1). Total west coast vessel counts are now at 30.

· Four vessels are now scheduled to arrive at Prince Rupert, and 25 are scheduled to arrive at Vancouver over the next two weeks.

All daily resiliency 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

(Daily 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 daily report has been created to provide stakeholders with insight on the performance of the Canadian rail system as it attempts to remain resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues recovering from a series of physical network disruptions in the months of January and February 2020.

April 3, 2020: Report Synopsis

Note: Due to late transmission of some data, yesterday’s loads on wheels for the system, and CP specifically, were understated by 340 cars.  The unreported data also understated the count of idle cars by 99 cars – all on CP.

Today’s report reflects refreshed data for yesterday.  This does not change the general trajectory of any metrics contained in this report for the current week.

Loads on Wheels

· Traffic levels declined overnight for the fourth consecutive day, reflecting significantly lower volumes on CP (-15%) and a slight decline on CN.

· CP traffic levels fell below the 5,000-car threshold for the first time in eight days, while CN volumes remained below 6,000 cars for the second consecutive day.

· The decline in system traffic volumes reflects a faster rate of cars exiting the system, either through unload or interchange as compared to new traffic being released by shippers. In this instance, the change is significantly influenced by the high level of unloads seen yesterday, particularly for CP.

Loads Not Moving.

· Loads sitting idle for more than 48 hours declined overnight on CN, and rose slightly on CP. The total counts remain above 2,000 cars. Combined with declining loads on wheels, this has resulted in an increase in the ratio of idle cars to loads on wheels, which has risen above last week’s levels for CP, a sign of potentially developing congestion.

· The net decline overnight reflects improvement for CN across all corridors, while CP reflects a series of puts and takes across multiple corridors.

· Most idle cars continue to sit at origin, which may reflect a strategy by the railways to meter traffic to the ports and avoid congestion in their networks.

Port Performance

· West coast port unloads rose to their highest level (1,264) in a week, reflecting improved unload performance at Vancouver and Prince Rupert.

· Vessel line ups ticked down slightly for the third straight day, with counts declining at Prince Rupert (-1). Total west coast vessel count is now at 35.

· Five vessels are now scheduled to arrive at Prince Rupert, and nine vessels are scheduled for arrival at Vancouver over the next two weeks — the latter seemingly in the face of declining demand in the Vancouver corridor this week.

All daily resiliency 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

(Daily 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 daily report has been created to provide stakeholders with insight on the performance of the Canadian rail system as it attempts to remain resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues recovering from a series of physical network disruptions in the months of January and February 2020.

April 2, 2020: Report Synopsis

Loads on Wheels

·Traffic levels declined slightly for the third consecutive day, reflecting significantly lower volumes on CN (-10%) and a slight decline on CP.

· CP traffic levels remain above the 5,000 car threshold for the 7th consecutive day and CN volumes have fallen below the 6,000 car threshold for the first time in nearly a month.

· Lower volumes on CN reflect a general decline across the board in all corridors, while the change in CP volumes reflects a series of puts and takes across multiple corridors.

Loads Not Moving.

· Loads sitting idle for more than 48 hours rose overnight after declining for two straight days, reflecting increased counts for both CN and CP. Total counts have moved above 2,200 cars. Combined with declining loads on wheels, this has resulted in an increase in the ratio of idle cars to loads on wheels which has risen above last week’s levels.

· The net increase overnight reflects improvement or deterioration across multiple corridors, but with no substantive changes in any single corridor.

· Most idle cars continue to sit at origin, which may reflect a strategy by the railways to meter traffic to the ports and avoid congestion in their networks.

Port Performance

· West coast port unloads remained below the 1,000-car threshold for the second consecutive day, and are now averaging some 12% less than last week.

· Vessel line ups ticked down slightly, with counts declining at Vancouver and Prince Rupert. Total west coast vessel counts are now at 36.

· Three vessels are now scheduled to arrive at Prince Rupert, and 11 vessels are currently scheduled for arrival at Vancouver over the next two weeks — the latter seemingly in the face of declining demand in the Vancouver corridor this week.

All daily resiliency 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

(Daily 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 daily report has been created to provide stakeholders with insight on the performance of the Canadian rail system as it attempts to remain resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues recovering from a series of physical network disruptions in the months of January and February 2020.

April 1, 2020: Report Synopsis

Loads on Wheels

· Traffic levels declined slightly for the second consecutive day reflecting lower volumes on CN and higher volumes on CP.

· CP traffic levels remain above the 5,000 car threshold for the 6th consecutive day and CN volumes fell below the 7,200-car threshold for the first time this week.

· For both railways, the overnight change reflects puts and takes across multiple corridors but with no material changes in any single corridor.

Loads Not Moving

· Loads sitting idle for more than 48 hours declined for the second consecutive day, reflecting a decline for CN and a slight increase for CP – total counts have returned below the 2,000 car mark.

· The overnight change reflects marginal improvement or deterioration across multiple corridors, but with no substantive changes in any single corridor.

· The majority of idle cars continue to sit at origin, which may reflect a strategy by the railways to meter traffic to the port and avoid congestion in their networks.

Port Performance

· West coast port unloads fell below the 1,000-car threshold yesterday, and are now averaging some 10% less than last week.

· Vessel line ups ticked down slightly, with Vancouver counts declining (-1) and total west coast vessel counts now at 39.

All daily resiliency 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

(Daily 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 daily report has been created to provide stakeholders with insight on the performance of the Canadian rail system as it attempts to remain resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues recovering from a series of physical network disruptions in the months of January and February 2020.

March 31, 2020: Report Synopsis

Loads on Wheels

· Traffic levels declined slightly for the first time in four days, reflecting slightly lower volumes on both railways.

· CP traffic levels remain above the 5,000 car threshold for the 5th consecutive day and CN volumes above 7,200 cars for the second straight day.

· For both railways, the overnight decline reflects lower volumes across all corridors other than Vancouver, with slight increases for both railways.

Loads Not Moving

· Loads sitting idle for more than 48 hours declined after rising sharply the prior day – total counts remain above 2,000 cars, slightly higher than last week.

· The improvement for both railways is a direct reflection of improvements in the Vancouver corridor, with puts and takes in other corridors.

· The majority of idle cars continue to sit at origin, which may reflect a strategy by the railways to meter traffic to the port and avoid congestion in their networks.

Port Performance

· West coast port unloads increased yesterday, rising above 1,000 cars for the 12th time in the last 16 days.

· Vessel line ups ticked up slightly, with Vancouver counts increasing (+2) and total west coast vessel counts now at 40.

· Four vessels are now scheduled to arrive at Prince Rupert, and 13 vessels are currently scheduled for arrival at Vancouver over the next two weeks — the latter seemingly in the face of declining demand in the Vancouver corridor this week.

All daily resiliency 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

(Daily 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 daily report has been created to provide stakeholders with insight on the performance of the Canadian rail system as it attempts to remain resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues recovering from a series of physical network disruptions in the months of January and February 2020.

March 30, 2020: Report Synopsis

Loads on Wheels

· Traffic levels increased for the third consecutive day on a system basis yesterday, reflecting higher volumes on both CN and CP.

· CP traffic levels remain above the 5,000 car threshold for the 4th consecutive day.

· For both railways, the increase is attributable to higher volumes in the Thunder Bay corridor which increased 30% (+500 cars) overnight, with shipments to Port now accelerating in anticipation of the opening of the Seaway this week.

Loads Not Moving

· Loads sitting idle for more than 48 hours rose sharply overnight for both CN and CP, and have risen above 2,500 cars – now at their highest level in the last two weeks.

· The increase for both railways is a direct reflection of the Vancouver corridor, where the count of idle cars nearly doubled overnight to more than 2,000 cars reflecting significant increases on both railways.

· The majority of cars are sitting at origin, which may reflect a strategy by the railways to meter traffic to the port and avoid congestion in their networks.

Port Performance

· West coast port unloads declined yesterday – likely more a reflection of Sunday unloading than anything else.

· Vessel line ups have stagnated at a total of 38 on the west coast for the 4th consecutive day.

· Scheduled arrivals are increasing for both ports, with three vessels scheduled to arrive at Prince Rupert this week, and 16 vessels currently scheduled for arrival at Vancouver over the next two weeks – the latter seemingly in the face of declining demand in the Vancouver corridor this week.

All daily resiliency 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

(Daily 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 daily report has been created to provide stakeholders with insight on the performance of the Canadian rail system as it attempts to remain resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues recovering from a series of physical network disruptions in the months of January and February 2020.

March 27, 2020: Report Synopsis

Loads on Wheels

· Traffic levels were down slightly on a system basis yesterday for the third consecutive day, reflecting an increase on CP and lower volumes on CN.

· CP traffic levels rose above 5,000 cars for the third time in the last four days.

Loads Not Moving

· Loads sitting idle for more than 48 hours declined on CN and CP, and now have once again fallen below the 2000-car threshold.

· CN has now reduced counts for three straight days and has brought these numbers down below 800 for the first time since mid-December.

· The decline on CP reverses an increase seen yesterday, but remains above the 1,000 car threshold.

Port Performance

· West coast port unloads rose again yesterday, exceeding 1,300 cars, the highest level seen in the last three months.

· Vessel line ups saw an improvement (-2) overnight with lower counts at Vancouver (-2), while Prince Rupert remains unchanged since yesterday.

· With only 1 scheduled arrival at Prince Rupert over the next two weeks, and despite lower traffic volumes destined to the Port, it is expected that further improvement in this area is realistic. Vancouver continues to see a nice uptick in volumes destined to the Port, now averaging nearly 7,600 cars per day in this corridor — some 10% higher than last week.

All daily resiliency 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

(Daily 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 daily report has been created to provide stakeholders with insight on the performance of the Canadian rail system as it attempts to remain resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues recovering from a series of physical network disruptions in the months of January and February 2020.

March 26, 2020: Report Synopsis

Loads on Wheels

· Traffic levels were down slightly on a system basis for the second consecutive day, reflecting an increase on CN and lower volumes on CP.

· CP traffic levels dipped below 5,000 cars for the first time in three days, but continue to trend some 10% higher this week than last.

Loads Not Moving

· Loads sitting idle for more than 48 hours declined on CN and spiked noticeably on CP overnight, now having returned above the 2,000-car threshold.

· CN has now reduced counts for two straight days and has brought these numbers down below 1,000 for the first time since mid-December.

· The increase on CP is likely a one day blip in what has been a fairly consistent downward trend in recent weeks, although time will inform this.

Port Performance

· West coast port unloads rose again yesterday, exceeding 1,100 cars and surpassing the 1,000-car threshold for the 8th time in the last 10 days reflecting higher unloads at Vancouver and slightly lower unloads at Prince Rupert.

· Vessel line ups saw an improvement (-3) overnight with lower counts at both Vancouver (-2) and Prince Rupert (-1).

· With only 1 scheduled arrival at Prince Rupert over the next two weeks, and despite lower traffic volumes destined to the Port, it is expected that further improvement in this area is realistic. Vancouver continues to see a nice uptick in volumes destined to the Port, now averaging nearly 7,700 cars per day in this corridor — some 12% higher than last week.

All daily resiliency 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

(Daily 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 daily report has been created to provide stakeholders with insight on the performance of the Canadian rail system as it attempts to remain resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues recovering from a series of physical network disruptions in the months of January and February 2020.

March 25, 2020: Report Synopsis

Loads on Wheels

·  Traffic levels were down slightly on a system basis yesterday, reflecting a decline on CN and an increase on CP.

·  CP traffic levels, at more than 5,300 cars, reached their highest level in six weeks, reflecting principally higher volumes in the Vancouver and USA corridors.

Loads Not Moving

· Loads sitting idle for more than 48 hours declined for both CN and CP overnight, and have fallen below the 2,000-car threshold for the first time since late December.

· The overall reduction is due in large part to CN which, at less than 1,100 cars, has declined to its lowest levels since late December.

· CP continues to inch downward, having now reduced the levels of idle cars for the third consecutive day.

Port Performance

· West coast port unloads rose again yesterday, surpassing the 1,000-car threshold for the 11th time in the last 14 days, reflecting higher unloads at Vancouver and slightly lower unloads at Prince Rupert.

· Vessel line ups saw an improvement (-1) overnight at Vancouver while Prince Rupert was unchanged.

· With no scheduled arrivals at Prince Rupert over the next two weeks, and despite lower traffic volumes destined to the Port, it is expected that further improvement in this area is realistic; Vancouver continues to see a nice uptick in volumes destined to the Port over the last two days, now averaging more than 7,600 cars per day in this corridor — some 11% higher than last week.

All daily resiliency 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

(Daily 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 daily report has been created to provide stakeholders with insight on the performance of the Canadian rail system as it attempts to remain resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue recovering from a series of physical network disruptions in the months of January and February 2020.

Loads on Wheels

· Traffic levels were up slightly on a system basis yesterday, reflecting an increase on both CN and CP. The increase for both railways is driven principally by increased volumes in the Vancouver corridor.

Loads Not Moving

· Loads sitting idle for more than 48 hours were largely unchanged overnight with CN up slightly and CP down slightly.

· CN has returned, at least today, to levels seen two weeks ago after a slight step backward last week.

· CP has inched down over the last two days but remains at nearly twice the level achieved mid last week.

Port Performance

· West coast port unloads rose yesterday, surpassing the 1,000 car threshold for the 11th time in the last 14 days, reflecting improved unloads at both west coast ports.

· Vessel line ups saw an improvement (-1) overnight at Vancouver while Prince Rupert was unchanged.

· With no scheduled arrivals at Prince Rupert over the next two weeks, and despite lower traffic volumes destined to the Port, it is expected that further improvement in this area is realistic; Vancouver has now seen a nice uptick in volumes destined to the Port over the last two days, currently averaging about 9% higher than last week. If sustainable, this lends some hope for reducing vessel counts in the near term.

All daily recover reports will be available on the Pulse Canada website.

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