# Annual meeting of the Montreal Port Authority - The Port of Montreal releases its 2019 annual and sustainable development reports

> The Montreal Port Authority held its annual meeting virtually and reported 2019 results. Total cargo reached 40.6 million tonnes, up 4.3%, and containerized cargo set a record of 15.1 million tonnes. Dry bulk rose 17%, mainly from the grain terminal resuming after a 2018 labour stoppage.

- Date: 2020-06-15 · published 2020-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52627-annual-meeting-of-the-montreal-port-authority-the-port-of-montreal-releases-its
- 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

Record container and grain-terminal throughput at Montreal shows steady eastbound and Midwest export flows for feed grains. The impact on prices is small because the figures are historical.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-27 | [Ukraine must be ready to export mostly via Danube ports, sea ports authority says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14382-ukraine-must-be-ready-to-export-mostly-via-danube-ports-sea-ports-authority-says.md) | -10.3% | -8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-28 | [War in Ukraine raises global shipping costs, stifles trade \| UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40842-war-in-ukraine-raises-global-shipping-costs-stifles-trade-un-trade-and.md) | -7.7% | -16.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-28 | [Ukraine: suspension of shipping to Black Sea ports and the associated risks \| OSW Centre for Eastern Studies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14099-ukraine-suspension-of-shipping-to-black-sea-ports-and-the-associated-risks-osw.md) | -0.3% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-06 | [Kazakhstan restricts rail shipments of grain to the port of Aktau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22403-kazakhstan-restricts-rail-shipments-of-grain-to-the-port-of-aktau.md) | +0.0% | +6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-19 | [Black Sea Annual Report 2023 - PMDS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14295-black-sea-annual-report-2023-pmds.md) | -7.7% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- newswire.ca: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/annual-meeting-of-the-montreal-port-authority-the-port-of-montreal-releases-its-2019-annual-and-sustainable-development-reports-801454861.html

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