The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) says the two major railways should get ready to move plenty of grain, oilseeds and pulse crops when harvest arrives.
Growing conditions have been good over most of Western Canada to date and with early seeding, combining will likely start a couple of weeks earlier than usual.
“We may be only 30 to 60 days from harvesting a significantly larger than normal crop,” said APAS president Norm Hall.
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Hall said the potential for a larger than average crop in Saskatchewan and across the prairies grows each week.
He says now would be the ideal time for grain companies and shippers to prepare for that potential.
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Hall doesn’t want a repeat of 2013 when CN and CP had major problems moving a record crop.
“This led to a logistical nightmare for Prairie producers, one that cost them 1.5 billion dollars in lost revenues. We need to get it right this year,” Hall stated.
With files from Global News
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