Grain Supply Chain: Page 28

Transportation

Grain Workers Union issues strike notices to Vancouver terminals

These terminals handle 52% of Canada's grain exports, and a strike could cause an estimated $35 million in losses each day.

Grain Supply Chain

Drought conditions worsen, impacting key agricultural areas

Key agricultural regions are facing soil moisture shortages and flash droughts, impacting crops and livestock.

Grain Facility Renovations & Builds

Bartlett opens new soybean processing plant in Kansas

The facility will supply soy feedstocks for vegetable oil, animal feed and renewable fuels.

Grain Trade & Export

Mixed weekly export sales: Soybeans surge, wheat and cotton decline

Corn sales remained robust, with Mexico and unknown destinations driving demand.

Association News

NGFA advocates for rail growth and policy reforms in STB testimony

Mike Seyfert highlighted increasing U.S. grain production and exports, urging policy changes to support growth in the freight rail industry.

Grain Supply Chain

Global coarse grain production declines

The USDA forecasts higher U.S. corn and sorghum yields driven by favorable weather, while global coarse grain output falls.

Grain Trade & Export

Record US rice imports and strong soybean demand holds steady

The USDA's latest outlooks also show a significant drop in European wheat production due to poor weather.

Grain Trade & Export

USGC works with Asian wet millers to boost corn starch yields

Studies show that U.S. corn has higher starch extractability and requires shorter steeping times.

Transportation

Easing of feed, livestock movement restrictions extended in Wyoming

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has extended an executive order that eases restrictions to transport loads of livestock feed and livestock, exempting motor carrier drivers from operating time requirements.

Commodities

USDA forecasts record corn yields amid production dip

While corn production is expected to decline by 1% to 15.2 billion bushels, farmers anticipate record-high yields of 183.6 bushels per acre.

Grain Trade & Export

China opens anti-dumping probe into Canadian rapeseed

China opened an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian rapeseed exports, covering January through December 2023, on September 9.

Grain Trade & Export

USDA reports strong export sales for wheat, corn and soybeans

Soybean sales reached 1.47 million metric tons, while corn exports saw a 38% increase over last year.

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