Grain deliveries up slightly in week 31 for Canadian railways: Ag Transport Coalition

The Ag Transport Coalition reports week 31 saw much needed improvement in system performance, with CN and CPKC Rail combined, supplying 72% of hopper cars ordered, an improvement from the 65% performance seen in week 30.

System performance remains below the 90% performance threshold for a seventh straight week, and below the 80% threshold for a sixth consecutive week.

In supplying 83% of cars ordered by shippers in week 31, CN saw performance improve from the 76% order fulfillment performance seen in week 30.