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CN's Grain Plan

for the 2020-2021 Crop Year

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Get the Latest Grain Report

2019-2020 Year in review is now available

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See Intermodal? Think Grain

The containerized supply chain

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The Latest Grain Insight
Podcast is Now Available

Grain Plan Updates

CN believes that a collaborative approach to grain transportation drives stronger results for the entire grain supply chain. Our Grain Plan updates are the product of extensive consultation with key stakeholders, and reflects the valuable feedback they provide.

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Essential Resources

We've assembled a toolkit of information you need to know about working with CN this harvest season. We're all in this together and we want to equip you with any and all information you need about working safely and efficiently with us.

Grain Plan Updates

Weekly Update on Western Canadian Grain

Grain Insight Podcasts

Grain Handling & Transportation System

Grain Elevators Map

CN's Car Allocation Process

Grain Customer Documents & Programs

Western Canadian Grain Order Book Report

Winter Plan

Customer Safety

EVENTS

Dec

3

Credit Suisse 8th Annual Virtual Industrials Confe...

Jean-Jacques Ruest, President and Chief Executive Officer and Ghislain Houle, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer

December 3, 2020

7:30 (ET)

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Business Unit Overview: Grain

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ADVANTAGES

CN provides a variety of car supply products for Revenue-Cap regulated traffic and commercial corridors in order to secure priority in advance of harvest season, as well as increase physical grain origination assets, and facilitate freight trade.
Direct rail access to grain export facilities at Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Thunder Bay, St. Lawrence River ports, as well as export terminals on the Gulf Coast
Access to terminals in Duluth, and delivery of grain/processed grain products to barge loading facilities along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers
Access to stuffing facilities in the prairies and other locations that load grain products into containers ready to be shipped to various export positions and beyond

KEY FACTS

CN is investing in 1000 new generation grain hopper cars that are shorter and carry a higher payload
With access to ports on three coasts, CN provides customers with a competitive advantage to meet growing demand in key markets in Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America
CN has added capacity to move grain in Western Canada in private cars which goes above the CN-supplied hoppers of 5650 per week outside of winter and 4150 per week during winter.
Crop size has increased by roughly 40% since 2005 and CN’s car spotting program in the fall in western Canada, when demand for freight is strongest, has increased by over 40%
Since 2015, 21 new high throughput elevators have been announced to be exclusively served by CN with one additional being dual-served.

From Farm to Table

Farmers, grain companies, country elevator staff, train engineers, port operators, vessel crews – it takes a lot of people to move grain.

Somewhere between farm and table are the people who make it all happen. Hear from farmers, railroaders and supply chain partners about how they keep grain moving – from seed, to shipping to destination.

SEP 28, 2020 CN and Hopper Car Fleet Innovation CN has a multi-pronged approach to the hopper car fleet for bulk grain Read More

JUL 12, 2019 The Evolution of Grain Handling in Western Canada CN is leading the charge Read More

MAR 08, 2019 The Impact of Extreme Weather on the End-to-End Grain Supply Chain A look at the key weather events that have had a significant impact on the 2018-19 crop season Read More

NOV 06, 2018 See Intermodal? Think Grain Intermodal represents a real and significant opportunity to ship grain from western Canada Read More

JUL 05, 2019 CN’s intermodal grain supply chain Thinking outside the box Read More

MAY 22, 2019 Investing in Our Grain Fleet Watch the video Read More

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