CANADIAN Pacific moved 2.29 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian grain and grain products in January 2023, setting a new record for the month.
So far in the 2022-2023 crop year, the railway moved more than 15 MMT of Canadian grain and grain products, exceeding the amount shipped by this time in the 2021-2022 crop year by more than 45 per cent.
Joan Hardy, CP vice-president sales and marketing, grain and fertilizers, said: "CP's grain performance through January demonstrates the strength of our customers' supply chains, and the strong resiliency of our railway operations and effective winter planning, allowing CP to deliver for our customers.
"CP, our customers and other supply chain participants were able to ship nearly double the volume of grain and grain products compared to January 2022, despite slowed grain vessel loading because of rain in Vancouver, holiday closures and periods of extreme winter operating conditions."
Ms Hardy added: "CP is dedicated to grain; we have invested more than CAD500 million (US$372 million) in new high-capacity hopper cars, and we are working with our customers to boost supply chain capacity."
CP has called on the government and industry to improve the ability to load grain vessels in the rain at west coast terminals. This problem in Vancouver is causing significant capacity constraints for Canada's export of grain and agricultural products.
"Persistent rain delays in Vancouver disrupt the efficient, balanced cycling of rail cars from the Port of Vancouver back to the in-country grain elevators on the Prairies, where they are re-loaded with grain and transported back to the West Coast. These delays unavoidably reduce the grain supply chain's velocity and export capacity," the railway said in a statement.
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