Canadian Pacific announced Tuesday its best-ever quarter and June for moving Canadian grain and grain products.

“The collaborative relationships CP has built with its customers, combined with responsive rail service, have contributed to another quarter of record-breaking grain movements,” said Joan Hardy, CP’s Vice-President Sales and Marketing Grain and Fertilizers, in a news release. “We thank our customers and CP family members who work safely and with purpose each day to keep this essential service moving in support of the Canadian agricultural industry. I am proud to be a CP railroader.”

In 2020’s second quarter, CP moved 8.41 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian grain and grain products. This broke the previous record of 7.9 MMT in the fourth quarter of 2019, said the company.

In June 2020, CP moved 2.76 MMT of Canadian grain and grain products. This broke the previous June record of 2.4 MMT set in 2014, it added.

CP said it has consistently delivered for Canadian farmers since the start of the 2019-2020 crop year amid high demand for transportation services. CP’s strong fall and winter performance established momentum going into spring. By March 31, CP was six percent ahead of where it was at the same point in the record-setting 2018-2019 crop year, and has continued to build on that momentum. Crop-year volumes to date are now 8.8 per cent ahead of last year’s pace, it added.

“CP continues to reliably deliver for the Canadian producers whose products feed the world,” said Hardy. “The strength of the CP network and operating model continue to show themselves in these achievements. We stand ready to meet what we expect will be strong demand in the final month of the 2019-2020 crop year.”