# Grain leaves Churchill for first time in four years | The Western Producer

> The first grain vessel in four years left the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba after a delayed loading. Arctic Gateway Group said the shipment was a commercial transaction and did not disclose the cargo details. The port had earlier been delayed by weather, and stored durum and lentils were noted at Churchill.

- Date: 2019-09-09 · published 2019-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57101-grain-leaves-churchill-for-first-time-in-four-years-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The shipment is a small increase in Canadian export capacity through an alternative route. It has little effect on global wheat supply or prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-26 | [Rail backlogs delay food shipments in U.S. \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41436-rail-backlogs-delay-food-shipments-in-u-s-the-western-producer.md) | -1.9% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-12 | [CN begins recovery plan following railway blockades \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54140-cn-begins-recovery-plan-following-railway-blockades-the-western-producer.md) | -4.3% | -5.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-23 | ['Start of a new normal': First grain train since 2015 rolls into Churchill, Man. \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58107-start-of-a-new-normal-first-grain-train-since-2015-rolls-into-churchill-man-cbc.md) | +1.5% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-16 | [Vessels of Project RSD49, Neva-Leader type, were actively used by North-Western Shipping Company for grain transportation in 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72855-vessels-of-project-rsd49-neva-leader-type-were-actively-used-by-north-western.md) | +0.4% | +5.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-08 | [Ukraine: in the first week of July, the seaports increased grain shipment volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57939-ukraine-in-the-first-week-of-july-the-seaports-increased-grain-shipment-volumes.md) | -1.2% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/grain-leaves-churchill-for-first-time-in-four-years/

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