The Ag Transport Coalition Grain Week 9 railway performance measurement report is attached. The report covers 90% of grain movement originating in Western Canada.
The weekly report details railway performance for the current grain year 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.
Key figures from Grain Week 9:
CN and CP supplied 8,698 (88%) of the 9,840 hopper cars ordered for delivery in Grain Week 9 resulting in 1,142 hopper car orders remaining outstanding.
Timeliness of car supply: CN supplied 94% and CP 82% of the hopper cars that were ordered for Grain Week 9.
Non-bulk, USA/Mexico, Canadian domestic performance: CN supplied 91% and CP 66% of the hopper cars ordered for Grain Week 9.
Thunder Bay performance: CN supplied 97% and CP 73% of the hopper cars ordered for Grain Week 9.
735 (8%) of the cars ordered for Grain Week 9 were supplied early (the prior week).
Grain Year to Date
90% of hopper car orders have been delivered by CN and CP for the want week.
7% of hopper car orders have arrived 1 week late.
3% of hopper car orders are outstanding.
1166 cars supplied by railways have been rejected by shippers as unsuitable for loading due to mechanical or sanitary reasons.
Past weekly reports can be found on the Ag Transport Coalition website: www.agtransportcoalition.com
* 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 for the current grain year 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.
Key figures from Grain Week 9:
CN and CP supplied 8,698 (88%) of the 9,840 hopper cars ordered for delivery in Grain Week 9 resulting in 1,142 hopper car orders remaining outstanding.
Timeliness of car supply: CN supplied 94% and CP 82% of the hopper cars that were ordered for Grain Week 9.
Non-bulk, USA/Mexico, Canadian domestic performance: CN supplied 91% and CP 66% of the hopper cars ordered for Grain Week 9.
Thunder Bay performance: CN supplied 97% and CP 73% of the hopper cars ordered for Grain Week 9.
735 (8%) of the cars ordered for Grain Week 9 were supplied early (the prior week).
Grain Year to Date
90% of hopper car orders have been delivered by CN and CP for the want week.
7% of hopper car orders have arrived 1 week late.
3% of hopper car orders are outstanding.
1166 cars supplied by railways have been rejected by shippers as unsuitable for loading due to mechanical or sanitary reasons.
Past weekly reports can be found on the Ag Transport Coalition website: www.agtransportcoalition.com
* 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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