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Churchill port ships Canadian durum wheat to Europe for first time since 2020
About 30,000 tonnes of Saskatchewan durum wheat were loaded this week, part of a plan for three grain ships expected this season and a rebuild of the port’s four-month shipping window.
World Grain reports that the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba is sending a shipload of grain to Europe for the first time since 2020, marking a resumption of exports through the Hudson Bay facility.
About 30,000 tonnes of Canadian durum wheat supplied by Saskatchewan-based AGT Foods were loaded this week, with the shipment described as the first of three grain ships expected at Churchill this season.
The port operator Arctic Gateway Group says the run is tied to a new customer relationship with AGT Foods, a vertically integrated agribusiness, with an Aug. 31 ceremony held to mark the occasion at the Hudson Bay site.
World Grain adds that the Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill are owned by OneNorth, a partnership of 29 First Nations and 12 northern communities, and operated by AGG, and the port is described as Canada’s only deep-water Arctic-linked port to the North American rail system.
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