A cold snap this winter had a temporary effect on the movement of grain, but Mark Hemmes of Quorum Corporation said the railways did a solid job of dealing with it.

Railways weather few winter woes

Grain shipments on track despite January cold blast

Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – At the midway point of the 2023–24 shipping year, grain shipments are moving at a good clip. “In the last 12 to 18 months, we’ve seen some really good performance from both of the railroads,” said Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corporation, Canada’s grain monitor. “The exception was the last four or […] Read more




Check your grain bins for spoilage

Check your grain bins for spoilage

Reading Time: < 1 minute Several cases of spoiling crops showed up in February, says provincial crops market analyst Neil Blue. “Perhaps the mostly warm temperatures this winter and the January period of record cold temperatures have been a factor,” said Blue. After being placed into storage, crops respire for a month or more, and this can release moisture. Dense […] Read more