# Editor's Take: Rubber, meet road - Manitoba Co-operator

> The editor argues that Canada's railways have been praised for record grain movements, while the Western Grain Elevator Association warns the system has not been stress-tested since the 2013-14 crisis. CN is spending $3 billion on network fluidity improvements. The commentary notes that crop size, weather, the commodity cycle and the pandemic have shaped recent shipping.

- Date: 2021-10-15 · published 2021-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44576-editor-s-take-rubber-meet-road-manitoba-co-operator
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent doubts about rail capacity can affect Canadian grain basis and export timing. The commentary itself does not signal an immediate change in supply.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-21 | [Grain by rail fails to keep up - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60606-grain-by-rail-fails-to-keep-up-manitoba-co-operator.md) | -3.2% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-14 | [Grain shipping. It’s a good news-bad news story - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53143-grain-shipping-it-s-a-good-news-bad-news-story-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +0.4% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-14 | [CN ships record grain volume in March - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53679-cn-ships-record-grain-volume-in-march-manitoba-co-operator.md) | -2.1% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-27 | [Rail strike still looms as holdup stretches on - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29789-rail-strike-still-looms-as-holdup-stretches-on-manitoba-co-operator.md) | -2.2% | +4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-22 | [Rail lockout compounds grain transport woes - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42315-rail-lockout-compounds-grain-transport-woes-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +2.0% | -9.1% |

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/editorial/editors-take-rubber-meet-road/

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