The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has decided not to hear a rail complaint from the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA).
The CTA informed the Canola Growers that there was not sufficient evidence to proceed with the Level of Service Complaint originally filed on May 26, 2014.
"The CTA’s decision to not hear our complaint is a big blow to tens of thousands of Western Canadian farmers," says Rick White, CEO of CCGA. "Many of these farmers experienced both short and long-term economic hardship resulting from the breakdown of rail service by both major railways during the 2013-14 shipping season."
The CCGA says at its peak, over 70,000 rail car orders were unfilled while ships waited at port because stocks at grain terminals were at historic lows.