# Grain exports flow fast as pandemic lockdowns clear rail capacity - Grainews

> Canadian grain exporters are shipping heavily as lockdowns and lower coal and crude volumes free up rail capacity. Canada exported a record 959,900 tonnes of wheat in the week ended May 10, and canola exports are 8% ahead of last year. Vancouver grain unloadings for 2019-20 are up 6% from average.

- Date: 2020-06-18 · published 2020-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52629-grain-exports-flow-fast-as-pandemic-lockdowns-clear-rail-capacity-grainews
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Efficient rail and port capacity supports Canadian wheat and canola export flows, which can ease logistics costs for feed buyers. The article warns that the autumn harvest will be a stiffer test for the system.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-28 | [Extra port capacity to boost Russia's grain exports \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67830-extra-port-capacity-to-boost-russia-s-grain-exports-agrifish-post-online-media.md) | +3.7% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-09 | [Ukraine to expand grain transshipment capacity by 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70860-ukraine-to-expand-grain-transshipment-capacity-by-2020.md) | -2.3% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-01 | [Ukrainian grain exports rebound as ship arrivals near pre-war levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14308-ukrainian-grain-exports-rebound-as-ship-arrivals-near-pre-war-levels.md) | +2.2% | +15.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-30 | [Low River Levels, Soaring Barge Freight Curb U.S. Grain Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16682-low-river-levels-soaring-barge-freight-curb-u-s-grain-exports.md) | +0.4% | -10.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-14 | [Weather delaying grain exports from Pacific Northwest  - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72503-weather-delaying-grain-exports-from-pacific-northwest-brotherhood-of-locomotive.md) | -0.8% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/grain-exports-flow-fast-as-pandemic-lockdowns-clear-rail-capacity
- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/grain-exports-flow-fast-as-pandemic-lockdowns-clear-rail-capacity/

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