Crops

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 87% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 41, a modest improvement from the 84% order fulfillment performance seen in week 40.  This represents the seventh consecutive week of improved performance and the best performance seen for the two railways combined in more than five months.  In supplying […]

Provincial seeding progress is about 57% complete, as compared to the five-year average of 45%. Southwest A major rainfall event hit most of the southwest region last week, delaying seeding in most areas. There was some overland flooding in low-lying areas of the fields. Rainfall was higher in the southern parts of the region compared […]

CN and CPKC Rail  supplied a combined 84% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 40, a modest improvement from the 83% order fulfillment performance seen in week 39.  The Ag Transport Coalition says this represents the fifth consecutive week of improved performance and the best performance seen for the two railways combined in more […]

Cereals • Winter wheat and fall rye survival looks average to above-average in most regions. • Spring wheat, oat, and barley acres are almost complete in the Southwest, Central, Eastern and Interlake Regions. Seeding progressed rapidly in the past week. • Corn planting saw a major jump this week in the Central, Eastern, and Interlake […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 83% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 39, an improvement from the 77% order fulfillment performance seen in week 38.  The Ag Transport Coalition says this represents the fifth consecutive week of improved performance and the best performance seen for the two railways combined in more than […]

Provincial seeding progress is 8% complete, sitting ahead of the 5-year average of 6%. Southwest Good weather over the past week has given producers an opportunity to accelerate their seeding operations. Most of the seeding activity has occurred in the southern parts of the region, although there has been some in northern areas including Rivers, […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 77% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 38, an improvement from the 72% order fulfillment performance seen in week 37.  The Ag Transport Coalition says this represents the fourth consecutive week of improved performance, and the best performance seen for the two railways combined in more than […]

The Ministry of Agriculture closed application intake under the Irrigation Development Program as of yesterday (Wed). Applications may still be submitted under the program from now until May 30, but those projects must be completed, with claims submitted, by December 31, 2025. The program supports infrastructure development to increase irrigation capacity by creating a secure […]

Provincial seeding progress is about 3% complete which is slightly ahead of the 5-Year average of 1% for Week 17. Southwest Moisture received in the past seven days was quickly absorbed into the soil without significant run-off. Modest flows were observed in the Pipestone Creek, and the Souris River is experiencing average flows. Seeding has […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 72% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 37, an improvement from the 62% order fulfillment performance seen in week 36.  The Ag Transport Coalition says this represents the best performance seen for the two railways combined in four months, and the first time performance has surpassed 70% […]