Reading Time: 3 minutes The Second Narrows rail bridge, locked in its down position for days in late February, prevented 13 ships from transiting while highlighting infrastructure risk for Vancouver port grain exports that depend on the aging structure.
Second Narrows bridge breakdown exposes Vancouver port grain export risk
The 58-year-old lift bridge carries 43.7 million tonnes of cargo annually, but recent efficiency upgrades may not address earthquake vulnerability and capacity constraints
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – January 25, 2017
Reading Time: < 1 minute D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade.
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update for Aug. 3, 2016
Reading Time: < 1 minute D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. The Western Producer is a member of the Glacier FarmMedia network.
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update for July 20
Reading Time: < 1 minute D’Arce McMillan, markets editor for The Western Producer, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. His latest video update on the crops market came from the recent 2016 Ag in Motion.