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Thunder Bay sees increased port traffic to start season

By MarketsFarm, GFM Network News May 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — The Port of Thunder Bay reports “a surge in grain throughput” as the global COVID-19 pandemic has led to tight grain supplies in some countries and an increase in demand. Grain moved through Thunder Bay, on the northern shore of Lake Superior, is loaded onto “laker” vessels that transport to North American destinations […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Port of Thunder Bay resumes shipping grain

Welland Canal portion of St. Lawrence Seaway also open for season

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News March 30, 2020

The Port of Thunder Bay has reopened for the season and is already shipping products including grain. The 2020 navigation season officially began Thursday with the arrival of the tug Sharon M1 and barge Huron Spirit. The vessel combination came abeam of the Mission Pier entrance at 9:30 p.m. local time, port officials said in […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Tighter supplies, solid demand underpin durum bids

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm January 20, 2020

MarketsFarm — Tighter global supplies are keeping the Canadian durum market well supported this winter, with firmer prices likely when the Port of Thunder Bay reopens for the spring. “We’re seeing a very strong export demand for durum,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of Canadian operations for Swiss-based GAP S.A. Grains and Products in Winnipeg. Canada […] Read more

Crops

Thunder Bay wraps up active shipping season

By MarketsFarm January 15, 2020

MarketsFarm — The last cargo vessel of the year departed the Port of Thunder Bay on Sunday, bringing total cargo shipments through the facility to their highest level in half-a-decade. “Strong shipments of Prairie-grown grain and other dry bulk commodities from Western Canada buoyed the port’s cargo tonnage to 9.3 million metric tonnes, the highest […] Read more

Canola, Crops

Canola shipments boost Thunder Bay port activity

By MarketsFarm October 4, 2019

MarketsFarm — Cargo movement through the Port of Thunder Bay is running ahead of the previous year’s pace, with some of the extra movement tied to increased canola exports to Europe, according to the latest data from the port authority. Total cargo movement in September of 1.1 million tonnes compares with the 919,386 tonnes reported […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Reuters

Oil on rail likely won’t interfere with grain movements

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 11, 2019

CNS Canada — When considering the pattern of how grain is shipped by rail in Canada, it’s very unlikely increased oil shipments would interfere, according to Quorum Corp. “That’s largely because the flow of grain is predominantly to the West Coast and Thunder Bay,” said Quorum president Mark Hemmes. About 80 per cent of Canadian […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop

No big problems seen in grain transportation so far

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 27, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s so far, so good with grain shipments to the three major Canadian ports according, to a spokesperson with Quorum Corporation, which compiles weekly performance updates on Canada’s grain handling sector. The spokesperson said there not have been any big problems recently, only a few sporadic instances in rail shipments. There has […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Grain vessel lineup rising at Vancouver

By MarketsFarm Team October 3, 2018

CNS Canada — The lineup of grain vessels waiting for loading at Vancouver increased to 21 for Week 8 of the grain shipping season. Reports by Quorum Corp., which monitors Prairie grain handling, stated vessels at Vancouver were up 31 per cent from the previous week (17). The increase in ships raised sentiments that grain […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Lentils, Peas

Lakehead University to operate Thunder Bay ag station

By Staff December 31, 2017

The not-for-profit Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station’s quest for a longer-term operating plan has ended with a new operator, and a new name. The Ontario government recently announced it will transfer the TBARS’s operating and research programming responsibilities to Thunder Bay-based Lakehead University, which will now operate the site as Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station […] Read more

While railway executives say there’s now capacity to deal with a big crop, the grain industry is a bit more skeptical.

Crops

Railways asking industry to all pull together

To move the coming big crop efficiently will require better  co-operation throughout the supply chain, say railway execs

By Alex Binkley August 31, 2016

With memories of the grain-handling chaos of 2014 still fresh and another large Prairie crop looming, the railways are calling for greater collaboration in moving this year’s harvest. “To ensure success during this crop year, the broader supply chain must work together to collectively harness our energy so that the entire Canadian economy can reap […] Read more

More ‘murder hornets’ found in B.C., Washington

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on China tensions

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower ahead of weekend

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