grain transportation basis

↑ Back to News Brief System Condition The Prairie grain transportation system in May 2026 is running at record throughput and simultaneously failing to meet car supply targets — a contradiction that matters more than either number taken alone. CPKC’s April 2026 performance was its best April on record: 2.9 million metric tonnes of Canadian…

Canada’s two major railways posted record April grain volumes — CN at 3.2 million metric tonnes and CPKC at 2.9 million metric tonnes — but the throughput headline obscures a supply problem producers are living with at the elevator door. Hopper car fulfillment has remained below the 90% performance threshold for fourteen consecutive weeks, with…