The Ag Transport Coalition released the railway performance measurement update for Grain Week 28 today (attached). The report covers 90% of grain traffic in Canada.
The weekly report details railway performance across a range of key indicators including rail car demand, railway car supply, timeliness of railway car supply in response to weekly customer orders, unfulfilled shipper demand, corridor performance, railway dwell times at origin and railway dwell times at destination. Past weekly reports can be found on the Ag Transport Coalition website www.agtransportcoalition.com
Key figures from Grain Week 28:
- In Grain Week 28 CN and CP supplied 2,111 (29%) of the 7,304 hopper cars ordered for delivery in Grain Week 28 representing a shortfall of 5,193 cars for Grain Week 28 orders.
o This was a 3% or 687 car drop in supply from Grain week 27
- In the crop year to date, railways have supplied 43% of customer orders in the week for which cars were ordered. Unfulfilled orders have levelled off at about 10% of total shipper demand in recent weeks indicating that the system is not making up ground for prior week shortfalls.
- In the crop year to date, 34% of all bulk grain shipments have waited for more than 48 hours at origin for pick up by the railways after being released by shippers for movement to destination.
o Only 28% of shipments were picked up within 24 hours.
- Through the first 28 weeks of the current crop year, railways have failed to supply 22,884 hopper cars ordered by shippers. This represents a shortfall equivalent to 11% of shipper demand.
Ag Transport Coalition members look forward to advancing discussions with Government and collaboration with the railways on next steps to ensure that the rail transportation system is meeting the needs of Canadian businesses, contributing to their competitiveness and supporting economic growth throughout Canada.
* The Ag Transportation Coalition is comprised of the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), Pulse Canada, the Manitoba Pulse Growers Association (MPGA), The Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA), the Inland Terminal Association of Canada (ITAC) and the Canadian Special Crops Association (CSCA).
The weekly report details railway performance across a range of key indicators including rail car demand, railway car supply, timeliness of railway car supply in response to weekly customer orders, unfulfilled shipper demand, corridor performance, railway dwell times at origin and railway dwell times at destination. Past weekly reports can be found on the Ag Transport Coalition website www.agtransportcoalition.com
Key figures from Grain Week 28:
- In Grain Week 28 CN and CP supplied 2,111 (29%) of the 7,304 hopper cars ordered for delivery in Grain Week 28 representing a shortfall of 5,193 cars for Grain Week 28 orders.
o This was a 3% or 687 car drop in supply from Grain week 27
- In the crop year to date, railways have supplied 43% of customer orders in the week for which cars were ordered. Unfulfilled orders have levelled off at about 10% of total shipper demand in recent weeks indicating that the system is not making up ground for prior week shortfalls.
- In the crop year to date, 34% of all bulk grain shipments have waited for more than 48 hours at origin for pick up by the railways after being released by shippers for movement to destination.
o Only 28% of shipments were picked up within 24 hours.
- Through the first 28 weeks of the current crop year, railways have failed to supply 22,884 hopper cars ordered by shippers. This represents a shortfall equivalent to 11% of shipper demand.
Ag Transport Coalition members look forward to advancing discussions with Government and collaboration with the railways on next steps to ensure that the rail transportation system is meeting the needs of Canadian businesses, contributing to their competitiveness and supporting economic growth throughout Canada.
* The Ag Transportation Coalition is comprised of the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), Pulse Canada, the Manitoba Pulse Growers Association (MPGA), The Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA), the Inland Terminal Association of Canada (ITAC) and the Canadian Special Crops Association (CSCA).
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