# 'Start of a new normal': First grain train since 2015 rolls into Churchill, Man. | CBC News

> The first grain train since 2015 arrived at Churchill, Manitoba, on July 21, 2019, carrying wheat from west-central Saskatchewan. The rail line had washed out in 2017 and was repaired by the company that took over rail ownership.

- Date: 2019-07-23 · published 2019-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58107-start-of-a-new-normal-first-grain-train-since-2015-rolls-into-churchill-man-cbc
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening the Churchill rail and port route adds a small northern export outlet for Prairie grain, which could modestly ease logistics constraints for Canadian wheat and barley shipments.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-04 | [Grain stranded at Churchill's shuttered port to be shipped out this season \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69479-grain-stranded-at-churchill-s-shuttered-port-to-be-shipped-out-this-season-cbc.md) | -3.9% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-28 | [New step in Port of Churchill’s potential sale - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73482-new-step-in-port-of-churchill-s-potential-sale-agcanada.md) | -0.5% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-03 | [Sask. farmers hope to see Churchill port, rail line revived \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69485-sask-farmers-hope-to-see-churchill-port-rail-line-revived-cbc-news.md) | -3.3% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-09 | [Grain leaves Churchill for first time in four years \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57101-grain-leaves-churchill-for-first-time-in-four-years-the-western-producer.md) | -0.8% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-22 | [New Ownership For Port of Churchill and Hudson Bay Rail Line - DiscoverWestman.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, Free Classifieds and Business Listings for Westman region, Manitoba](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73508-new-ownership-for-port-of-churchill-and-hudson-bay-rail-line-discoverwestman.md) | +0.2% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/first-churchill-grain-train-arrival-1.5221085

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