Train backlog leaves $500 Million in Canadian grain waiting at farms

By Staff, CTV News; April 5, 2018

At the moment, Curtis McRae has $120,000 of grain sitting in a massive metal container on his farm. But, thanks to a service backlog by Canada’s biggest railway, he has no idea when it will be brought to market.

As Canadian farmers prepare for their 2018 harvests, many are still trying to offload last year’s crops. About 28,000 carloads of grain – equivalent to $500 million – are waiting to be transported via rail.

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