Canada's two major railways see slight improvement in grain deliveries in week 34: Ag Transport Coalition

Apr 07, 2026

The Ag Transport Coalition reports week 34 saw system performance improve notably, with CN and CPKC Rail combined, supplying 80% of hopper cars ordered.

That's an improvement from the 65% performance seen in week 33, and the best performance seen since week 25 in mid-January.

System performance remains below the 90% performance threshold for a tenth consecutive week, but returns to the 80% threshold for the first time in nine weeks.

In supplying 85% of cars ordered by shippers in week 34, CN saw performance improve from the 79% order fulfillment performance seen in week 33.

This marks the best performance seen from CN in the last five weeks, but CN performance remains below the 90% threshold for a tenth straight week.

Meanwhile, in supplying 75% of shipper orders, CPKC saw performance improve dramatically from the 52% order fulfillment performance seen in week 33, with the railway posting their best performance in eight weeks.

CPKC performance remains below the 90% performance threshold for a ninth consecutive week, and below the 80% threshold for an eighth straight week.

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