# CN and CPKC publish their plans for moving grain in 2023-24 - RealAgriculture

> Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City published their 2023-24 grain transportation plans as the crop year began on August 1. CN plans up to 744 thousand tonnes of bulk grain per week outside winter, unchanged from last year, and CPKC plans 685 thousand tonnes per week when the Port of Thunder Bay is open. Annual capacity is about 36 million tonnes for CN and 33 million for CPKC.

- Date: 2023-08-02 · published 2023-08-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34602-cn-and-cpkc-publish-their-plans-for-moving-grain-in-2023-24-realagriculture
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Stable rail capacity commitments suggest no new bottleneck for Canadian grain movement this season, so the impact on feed grain prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-01 | [CPKC moves more grain in 2024-25 despite challenges \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23330-cpkc-moves-more-grain-in-2024-25-despite-challenges-world-grain.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-16 | [WFP Ukraine White Paper - Attacks on ports : Issue No. 1, December 2024 \| Ukraine's Ports: Lifeline for Agriculture Amid War and Attacks - Ukraine \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14250-wfp-ukraine-white-paper-attacks-on-ports-issue-no-1-december-2024-ukraine-s.md) | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-15 | [Novorossiysk Grain Plant sets all-time record by transshipping 8.4 mln tonnes of grain in 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14240-novorossiysk-grain-plant-sets-all-time-record-by-transshipping-8-4-mln-tonnes.md) | +0.2% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-27 | [CPKC says things are moving well across the rail network - OkotoksOnline.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, and Job Listings for Okotoks, Alberta, and area.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33195-cpkc-says-things-are-moving-well-across-the-rail-network-okotoksonline-com.md) | +0.4% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-20 | [World prices for wheat are falling, but they continue to rise in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38270-world-prices-for-wheat-are-falling-but-they-continue-to-rise-in-ukraine.md) | +0.6% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- realagriculture.com: https://www.realagriculture.com/2023/08/cn-and-cpkc-publish-their-plans-for-moving-grain-in-2023-24/

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