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CN Announces Record Crop Year and Increase to Capacity

Prepared to move up to 7,600 bulk and processed hopper cars/week

October 1, 2020

The U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC) recently escorted a team of Guatemalan energy and transportation leaders to the U.S. to support the country’s upcoming E10 blending program. USGBC Latin America Ethanol Strategy Lead Federico Salcedo (second from right) is pictured with the team at the Council’s Washington, D.C. headquarters.

Guatemala delegation visits US for ethanol

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Senate farm bill stalls over food aid fight

Legislative News

Senate farm bill stalls over food aid fight

Partisan dispute over SNAP program derails legislation that would have provided relief to struggling farmers and authorized year-round ethanol sales.

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Brand Insights

Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications

SEW-EURODRIVE, Inc.

SEW-EURODRIVE’s Austin Burdette discusses heat challenges in grain handling gearboxes and how proper thermal management can reduce downtime and extend equipment life.

Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications

Grain Trade & Export

Corn sales hit marketing-year low

Corn net sales plunged 68% from the previous week, marking the lowest level of the current marketing year.

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Grain Trade & Export

Grain rail traffic rises above 3-year average

Rail carloads climb 18% as diesel prices surge to $5.348 per gallon.

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Corn consumption for alcohol rises in June

Total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses reached 520 million bushels in June 2026.

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Business & Markets

China's new grain plan aims to reduce grain imports

China’s new agricultural blueprint targets higher domestic production and diversified import sources, signaling potential shifts in global grain markets.

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CPKC targets 34.5 million tonnes for 2026-27

Railway plans capacity for up to 700,000 metric tonnes weekly when Thunder Bay port operates.

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Grain transport demand stays strong amid fuel volatility

Record corn harvest and elevated stocks drive transportation volumes across U.S. despite rising diesel costs and geopolitical tensions.

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Animal Feed Manufacturing

Feed equipment manufacturers group awards scholarship to Mississippi State University

University becomes eighth school in AFIA's Equipment Manufacturers Committee's scholarship program, following the groundbreaking for its new poultry feed mill.

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Grain Facility Renovations & Builds

ADM plans oilseed crush capacity expansion

The company will invest in four U.S. facilities to meet growing biofuel demand, adding capacity equal to more than 25 million bushels annually.

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What better rail ETAs mean for grain shipments

TransmetriQ’s Andy Adams discusses turning rail transportation from guesswork into predictable supply chain operations.

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Bunge raises earnings outlook after strong Q2

The agribusiness company posted adjusted earnings of $2.00 per share, up from $1.31 in the prior year.

Agricultural confined space deaths decline

Purdue University report documents 48 cases in 2025, down from 51 in 2024.

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