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CN Rail Sets New Record For Grain Movement

CN Rail has set a new record for the movement of Canadian grain and processed grain products via carload with over 31 million metric tonnes moved during the 2020-2021 crop year.

This record exceeds the previous record for carload movement of 29.4 million metric tonnes set in the 2019 - 2020 crop year.

CN also moved over 1.1 million metric tonnes of grain from western Canada via containers, with grain volumes moved from eastern Canada in addition to these levels.

CN also filed and published its 2021-2022 grain plan last week.

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Hendrix Genetics Swine Raises the Bar: Delivering Robust Genetics for Pork Producers

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The swine genetics landscape is evolving rapidly, and Hendrix Genetics Swine is leading the way. In this exclusive interview, Bryce Martin discusses how the integration of Hypor, Danish Genetics and the newly introduced Nexus product line is creating one of the industry's most comprehensive genetic portfolios. Producers across Canada, the United States and Europe are facing increasing pressure to improve efficiency, animal health, survivability and profitability, and Hendrix Genetics Swine is responding with genetics designed to meet those challenges.
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