Canada - CN and CPKC supplied a combined 66 percent of hopper cars ordered in grain week 18, marking the lowest performance seen since week 4, and a further decline from the 73 percent order fulfillment performance seen in week 17.
 
That's according to the Ag Transport Coalition.
 
In supplying 57 percent of cars ordered by shippers in week 18 CN performance deteriorated from the 65 percent order fulfillment performance seen the prior week.
 
CN performance remains below the 90 percent performance threshold for a twentieth straight week.
 
CPKC performance also saw a modest decline, with the railway supplying 76 percent of shipper orders in week 18 as compared to the 81 percent performance seen the prior week.
 
CPKC performance remains below the 90 percent performance threshold for a second straight week.
 
Doug Falconer.