EMERGING TRENDS IN WESTERN CANADIAN GRAIN TRANSPORTATION

This paper examines the future of exporting grain from Western Canada. The first section addresses the macroeconomic policy changes that are restructuring the agricultural economy of the prairies, and the resulting transition of the supply chain. This is followed by a description of technological changes that will affect the logistics of grain marketing. In the final section, some predictions are made regarding the logistics of exporting grain in the year 2010.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Saskatchewan, Canada

  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  Canada  S7N 0W0
• Authors:
  • Prentice, B E
• Conference:
  • Logistics in a Changing Global Economy. Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference
  • Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Date: 1998-5-25 to 1998-5-28
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 35-49

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agriculture; Exports; Freight transportation; Grain elevators; Logistics; Macroeconomics; Marketing; Policy; Supply chain management; Technological innovations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Grain trade
• Geographic Terms: Western Canada
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Policy; Railroads; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00797122
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 13 2000 12:00AM