Archive for May 11th, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC, US — The US Department of Agriculture said China, in three recent transactions, the latest announced May 11, has purchased a total of 3.060 million tonnes of US corn to be delivered in the 2021-22 marketing year, which begins Sept. 1, an indication that China likely will continue to import large volumes of US corn in the coming year.

China’s first purchase of US corn for delivery in 2021-22 was made May 7. The transaction involved 1.36 million tonnes. ...

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA — Canadian National Railway announced it has placed an order for 1,000 new generation, high-capacity grain hopper cars that are lighter, shorter and enable CN to move more grain, with less equipment. The order is part of CN’s broader program to build and renew a fleet of 6,000 hopper railcars over the next three years.

CN said the new railcars will be built in a TrinityRail manufacturing plant in Mexico.

The announcement comes as CN continues to make a ...