CN marks 13th consecutive record month of Canadian grain movements

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So far, during the 2020-2021 crop year, CN has moved 22.7 MMT of Canadian grain.Photo – cn.ca

CN moved 2.95 million metric tons (MMT) of western Canadian grain in March, exceeding its previous record of 2.74 MMT set in 2020 and 19% ahead of its three-year average of 2.47 MMT, according to a news release.

During first-quarter 2021, CN moved 8.2 MMT of Canadian grain, exceeding its previous first-quarter record of 7.0 MMT established in 2017 and more than 25% higher than the three-year average of 6.5 MMT.  

So far during the 2020-21 crop year, the Class I has moved 22.7 MMT of Canadian grain. That's an increase of 19% compared with the previous year to-date record of 19.1 MMT established in the 2018-19 crop year.

Containerized grain shipments direct from western Canada are also on a record pace in the current crop year, approaching 800,000 metric tons, in addition to the grain shipped from eastern Canada.