# CN ships record grain volume in March - Manitoba Co-operator

> CN Rail shipped a record 2.65 million tonnes of grain in March, beating the 2017 record by 7%. The company credited added capacity from capital investment, good weather and lower oil and potash traffic. The backlog from landslides, a strike and blockades has nearly been cleared.

- Date: 2020-04-14 · published 2020-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53679-cn-ships-record-grain-volume-in-march-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

Faster rail movement helps Canadian grain reach export terminals, which eases logistics constraints and modestly weighs on Canadian cash grain prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2019-12-13 | [CN reports grain movement back at pre-strike pace - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55603-cn-reports-grain-movement-back-at-pre-strike-pace-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +2.1% | +4.6% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-15 | [Editor's Take: Rubber, meet road - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44576-editor-s-take-rubber-meet-road-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +1.0% | +9.3% |

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/news-opinion/news/cn-ships-record-grain-volume-in-march/

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