Feed & Grain StaffFrom the AuthorGrain Trade & ExportCanada, China extend canola meal and pea tariff relief through 2028The two-year extension keeps China's suspension of anti-discrimination tariffs on Canadian canola meal and peas in place past its original end-of-2026 expiration.Mergers & AcquisitionsCaledonia Farmers Elevator, Keystone send merger to member voteThe Michigan cooperative's five locations would join Keystone's 245-facility network if farmer-members approve the deal in voting that ends Dec. 15.TransportationGeorgia Ports celebrates opening of $134M Gainesville Inland PortThe Norfolk Southern-served rail terminal gives Northeast Georgia shippers, including farm, poultry and forest product exporters, a direct rail link to the Port of Savannah.CommoditiesDonau Soja sees EU soybean crop falling 20% after droughtSmaller European and Ukrainian harvests are tightening non-GM soybean supply and pushing prices for processors and feed manufacturers to their highest levels in three years.Grain Industry EventsK-State, Purdue set pest training for crop and grain storage prosThe land-grant extension programs are offering November and December sessions that pair pest control updates with the recertification credits.TransportationCN sets all-time monthly grain record in OctoberThe railway moved 3.54 million metric tons of grain and processed grain products, edging its October 2025 mark as winter operating restrictions loom.GEAPS ExchangeGEAPS opens registration for Exchange 2027 in Kansas CityThe grain industry's annual conference adds a hands-on Maintenance Academy, with more than 400 exhibitors expected Feb. 20-23 at the Kansas City Convention Center.TransportationRail fuel surcharges on grain hit record 76 cents per mileNovember's Class I average is 231% above April's level, and federal forecasters expect diesel to ease but stay above $4 a gallon through 2027.CommoditiesUS soybean shipments hit marketing-year high as China buysWeekly soybean exports topped 2.5 million metric tons, while wheat shipments fell to their lowest point of the 2026-27 marketing year.CommoditiesDrought shrinks to 44% of Lower 48 but the southern Corn Belt driesHeavy fall rain cut drought across the West, Plains and Minnesota, but drought spread in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri, and the Mid-South got worse.TransportationTwin Cities & Western's $22M CRISI grant targets grain car fleetMinnesota's largest short line will add 200 grain cars and upgrade track for 286,000-pound loads, with the railroad paying 20% of the cost.Grain Facility Renovations & BuildsRed Wing Grain wins $10.2M federal grant to rebuild barge loadoutMARAD money will replace decades-old loading equipment at the Mississippi River terminal and lift it above the 100-year floodplain.Page 1 of 272Next Page
