Canadian Pacific Kansas City said today it has set a new August monthly record for transporting Canadian grain and grain products, moving 2.54 million metric tonnes (MMT) and 26,051 carloads in August 2026, marking a strong start to the new crop year. The new August achievement beat the previous tonnage and carload records set in August 2020.
The new August monthly record covers the first four weeks of the 2026-2027 crop year which began Aug. 1, 2026.
CPKC finished the 2025-2026 crop year setting a new annual record for transporting Canadian grain and grain products by moving 30.66 MMT during the 12-month period. The record annual volume exceeded the previous record set in the 2020–2021 crop year. The 2025-2026 crop year included monthly records set in January, February, April, May and June.
Across CPKC’s U.S. and Canada network, the railway also set a combined monthly tonnage record for grain movements in August, moving 4.86 MMT and 50,396 carloads.
(Photo from CPKC)