# CPKC Rail struggling to meet grain car demand: Ag Transport Coalition  - MooseJawToday.com

> The Ag Transport Coalition reported that CN and CPKC together supplied 68% of hopper cars ordered in week 29, down from 78% the week before and the worst result this year. CPKC supplied only 52% of orders, its weakest week of the year. System performance has stayed below the 90% threshold for five straight weeks.

- Date: 2026-03-02 · published 2026-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20200-cpkc-rail-struggling-to-meet-grain-car-demand-ag-transport-coalition
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent hopper car shortages slow Canadian grain movement to port, which can build farm and elevator stocks and widen basis discounts. Prices at export positions may be pressured while shipments remain delayed.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-13 | [Decreased demand for grain transportation lowers shipping rates \| World-grain.com \| April 13, 2017 14:17 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71400-decreased-demand-for-grain-transportation-lowers-shipping-rates-world-grain-com.md) | -1.5% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 28, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42042-grain-transportation-report-april-28-2022.md) | -1.3% | +0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-12 | [Rail grain transportation in Ukraine decreased by 27% in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21071-rail-grain-transportation-in-ukraine-decreased-by-27-in-2025.md) | +0.2% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 29, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16515-grain-transportation-report-august-29-2024.md) | +4.6% | +15.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, June 24, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46468-grain-transportation-report-june-24-2021.md) | +1.9% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- moosejawtoday.com: https://www.moosejawtoday.com/agriculture-news/cpkc-rail-struggling-to-meet-grain-car-demand-ag-transport-coalition-11945231

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