Canadian Pacific Kansas City said it broke a record for hauling grain during the 2025-26 crop year. Seen here is a wheat field near Vauxhall, Alberta, on August 3, 2010. Mike Drew/Postmedia file

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Canadian Pacific Kansas City says the railway has broken its all-time volume record for transporting Canadian grain and grain products.

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The Calgary-based company said it moved 30.66 million metric tonnes during the 2025-26 crop year, breaking the previous record set in the 2020-21 crop year by roughly 72,500 metric tonnes.

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The total volume transported during the 2025-26 crop year was 20 per cent higher than the five-year average, CPKC said in a news release.

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During the crop year, CPKC set monthly records in January, February, April, May and June.

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Ongoing investment in the grain supply chain has unlocked more capacity for Canadian agriculture, said the railway’s vice-president of sales and marketing Elizabeth Hucker.

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“Our customers’ investments in 8,500-foot-capable elevators, combined with CPKC’s ongoing investment in our network, assets and operations, are enabling more efficient trains and stronger end-to-end performance,” Hucker said in a statement.

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“This shared commitment is helping move record amounts of Canadian grain to market safely, reliably and efficiently, while positioning the supply chain for continued growth.”

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For the 2026-27 crop year, CPKC says it’s expanding route options and market access for Canada’s grain shippers.

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The company is investing more than $500 million in high-capacity hopper cars and more than $1 billion in new locomotives as part of a multi-year program, according to a news release on its 2026-27 grain service outlook report, released July 31.

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