CN marks 13th consecutive record month of Canadian grain movements

CN moved 2.95 million metric tons (MMT) of western Canadian grain in March, exceeding its previous record of 2.74 MMT set in 2020 and 19% ahead of its three-year average of 2.47 MMT, according to a news release.

During first-quarter 2021, CN moved 8.2 MMT of Canadian grain, exceeding its previous first-quarter record of 7.0 MMT established in 2017 and more than 25% higher than the three-year average of 6.5 MMT.  

So far during the 2020-21 crop year, the Class I has moved 22.7 MMT of Canadian grain. That's an increase of 19% compared with the previous year to-date record of 19.1 MMT established in the 2018-19 crop year.

Containerized grain shipments direct from western Canada are also on a record pace in the current crop year, approaching 800,000 metric tons, in addition to the grain shipped from eastern Canada.