CN Reports December Grain Movement
CN (TSX: CNR, NYSE: CNI) reported record grain movement in December 2025 and for the full 2025 calendar year.
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CN (TSX: CNR, NYSE: CNI) reported record grain movement in December 2025 and for the full 2025 calendar year. In December CN moved over 2.82 million metric tonnes of grain from Western Canada, beating its prior December record (2020) by more than 80,000 metric tonnes. For 2025 CN set a new annual record in Western Canada with over 31.3 million metric tonnes (previous record 30.9 million in 2020) and shipped more than 32.7 million metric tonnes across all of Canada (prior all-time record 32.25 million in 2024). The company cites strong crop production and execution across its winter operations plan.
Positive
- December grain movement: over 2.82M metric tonnes
- Western Canada 2025: over 31.3M metric tonnes (new record)
- All-Canada 2025: more than 32.7M metric tonnes (new all-time record)
- December record exceeded 2020 by 80,000+ tonnes
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News Market Reaction – CNI
On Jan 9, the day this news came out, CNI closed 0.52% below the previous close.
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Key Figures
- Dec grain volume
- over 2.82 million metric tonnes
- Grain moved from Western Canada in December 2025
- Dec record beat
- over 80,000 metric tonnes
- Above previous December record set in 2020
- Western Canada 2025
- over 31.3 million metric tonnes
- Grain moved in Western Canada in calendar year 2025
- Prior Western record
- 30.9 million metric tonnes
- Previous Western Canada annual record from 2020
- Canada 2025 total
- more than 32.7 million metric tonnes
- Grain shipped across all of Canada in 2025
- Prior Canada record
- 32.25 million metric tonnes
- Previous all-time Canadian grain shipment record set in 2024
Historical Context
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Announced Q4 and full-year 2025 results release and conference call details.
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Outlined 2025 community giving, volunteer hours, and corporate giving pillars.
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Responded to UP-NS merger filing, flagging competition and market concentration concerns.
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Reported record November grain movement and execution of 2025-2026 Winter Plan.
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Published 2024 sustainability report with emission, safety, training, and ESG rankings data.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
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MONTREAL, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today that it set a new monthly record for grain movement in December, marking its fourth consecutive record month. CN moved over 2.82 million metric tonnes of grain from Western Canada last month, surpassing its previous December record set in 2020 by over 80,000 metric tonnes.
CN also set a record for grain moved within a single calendar year in 2025. In Western Canada, CN moved over 31.3 million metric tonnes, surpassing the previous record of 30.9 million metric tonnes set in 2020. Across all of Canada, CN shipped more than 32.7 million metric tonnes of grain, exceeding the prior all-time record of 32.25 million metric tonnes established in 2024.
“Canadian farmers produced record grain crops. Through consistent execution and close collaboration across the grain supply chain, CN railroaders supported the movement of these volumes to market. These results contributed to another record month and another consecutive record year in 2025 for grain movement across Canada.”
- Janet Drysdale, Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer, CN
CN Winter Plan
CN continues to execute its winter operations plan across the network as the colder months have begun. For more information and details about how the Company has put proactive solutions in place please consult its 2025-2026 Winter Plan.
About CN
CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to sustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates since 1919.
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