KAP President Meets With CN Rail In Vancouver

Nov 28, 2016

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) recently took part in meetings in Vancouver to discuss grain transportation with companies such as CN Rail and Cargill.

KAP President Dan Mazier took part in the trip, which was organized by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. Farm Groups from Alberta and Saskatchewan also took part.

"We learnt lots about CN and how they operate and their issues that they have, but also the Port Authority. They're the people that we don't get to talk to very much," he commented.

Mazier says CN is adamant that they are ready to move this year's crop, however there may be some challenges along the way.

"This year, we all understand the harvest variability of the crop in western Canada, that's posing some challenges to the distribution system as far as getting the right quality of grain back to port," he explained.

Source : Portageonline

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