{"id":14267,"date":"2021-09-23T21:31:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T21:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2021\/09\/23\/global-appetite-for-canadian-commodities-remains-insatiable-with-vancouver-port-handling-record-volumes-in-first-half\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T21:31:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T21:31:04","slug":"global-appetite-for-canadian-commodities-remains-insatiable-with-vancouver-port-handling-record-volumes-in-first-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2021\/09\/23\/global-appetite-for-canadian-commodities-remains-insatiable-with-vancouver-port-handling-record-volumes-in-first-half\/","title":{"rendered":"Global appetite for Canadian commodities remains insatiable with Vancouver port handling record volumes in first half"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> News <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> FP Economy <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Commodities <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\"> Demand for grains pushed cargo volumes up seven per cent overall from the start of 2021 to the end of June <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"published-by\">\n<p>Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"published-by__author\">Bianca Bharti<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"published-date\">\n<p>Publishing date:<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"published-date__since\">Sep 23, 2021<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">45\u00a0minutes ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>  <span class=\"comment-bubble\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"16\"><path d=\"M4,0 C2.93914,0 1.921718,0.421428 1.171572,1.171572 C0.421428,1.921718 0,2.93914 0,4 L0,24 L3.846,20.158 L4,20.16 L20,20.16 C21.0608,20.16 22.0782,19.73858 22.8284,18.98842 C23.5786,18.23828 24,17.22086 24,16.16 L24,4 C24,2.93914 23.5786,1.921718 22.8284,1.171572 C22.0782,0.421428 21.0608,0 20,0 L4,0 Z M2,4 C2,3.46956 2.21072,2.96086 2.58578,2.58578 C2.96086,2.21072 3.46956,2 4,2 L20,2 C20.5304,2 21.0392,2.21072 21.4142,2.58578 C21.7892,2.96086 22,3.46956 22,4 L22,16.16 C22,16.69044 21.7892,17.19914 21.4142,17.57422 C21.0392,17.94928 20.5304,18.16 20,18.16 L4,18.16 L3.048,18.126 L2,19.174 L2,4 Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span> Join the conversation  <\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio featured-image-category__economy\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vw0923port-vancouver.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=564&amp;type=webp,&#10; 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           https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vw0923port-vancouver.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=944&amp;type=jpg 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vw0923port-vancouver.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;type=webp,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vw0923port-vancouver.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;type=webp 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Gantry cranes stand at the Port of Vancouver.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Darryl Dyck\/Bloomberg files<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Cargo volumes hit a record high in the first half of the year at Canada\u2019s largest port, reflecting the global surge in demand for commodities.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Advertisement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[6,6],[320,50],[300,50],[300,250],[300,600]]\" id=\"ad-2\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:600px\">\n<div class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">Strengthened international demand for commodities such as barley and other Canadian grains pushed cargo volumes at the Port of Vancouver up seven per cent overall from the start of 2021 to the end of June compared to the same period last year, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority reported in its mid-year report released Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at the numbers that we\u2019re seeing even during a pandemic, \u2026 (it shows) the ports are an economic powerhouse in Canada,\u201d Robin Silvester, president and chief executive at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>The record volumes of cargo passing through Canada\u2019s largest and North America\u2019s third largest port reflect the unique dynamics happening in global supply and demand. Consumer demand in the first half of the year largely concentrated around goods as COVID-19 containment measures quelled discretionary spending on items such as travel and services. That in turn kickstarted global manufacturers to ramp up production and ship out products and raw materials that quickly jammed up supply chains and filled up ports. Ports around the world including North America have been reporting logjams, while the cost to haul a 40-foot steel box from China to Europe has jumped 500 per cent compared to a year earlier, according to a Bloomberg report.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Advertisement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Canada\u2019s trade balance has been firmly in the black for much of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat marks five of seven months so far in 2021 in the black, the best run since 2014,\u201d according to Benjamin Reitzes, economist at BMO Capital Markets. Exports have been driven by the auto and energy sector.<\/p>\n<div class=\"js-fill-card-detail-desc\">\n<div class=\"window-module\">\n<div class=\"u-gutter\">\n<div class=\"editable\">\n<div class=\"description-content js-desc-content\">\n<div class=\"current markeddown hide-on-edit js-desc js-show-with-desc\" dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The Vancouver Port reported that Canadian grains saw some of the highest level of activities at the port from January to the end of June, with barley cargo volumes increasing 151 per cent from the same time last year, likely driven by demand from China. Meanwhile, wheat and animal feed grew 23 per cent and 30 per cent, respectively. Canola, on the other hand, inched up only 0.3 per cent. Overall, cargo volumes rose 7 per cent to 76.4 million metric tonnes in the first half of the year, compared to the same period in 2020 \u2014 and five per cent above the previous record set in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The number of containers in the port also surpassed records set out in 2019 and last year, growing 24 per cent. \u201cIt really comes down to \u2026 we have more things that we want to consume being brought in containers and medium-term forecasts for containers is two to three per cent growth,\u201d Silvester said.<\/p>\n<p>While the growth is promising, the capacity at the port concerns Silvester, who said between 2025 and 2030, there may not be enough space at the port to accommodate for the expected volume surge in the coming years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel7954679505831652940756286257309145\" class=\"more-topic\" data-carousel=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\"><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\"><picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lumber prices have already experienced incredible highs and lows, with the price for a thousand board feet in May hitting an all-time above $2,000, but dropping to $630 by Sept. 10.\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vw0921lumber.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vw0921lumber.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80,&#10;                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vw0921lumber.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 2x,&#10;                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vw0921lumber.jpg?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> \u2018A wild time\u2019: Why commodities are in a supercycle of volatility <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\"><picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shoppers peruse a jewellery kiosk on Toronto\u2019s Queen Street in August.\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/shopping0923.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/shopping0923.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80,&#10;                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/shopping0923.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 2x,&#10;                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/shopping0923.jpg?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Canadian retail sales rebound as COVID-19 restrictions lift <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\"><picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A mother tries to work from home during a pandemic lockdown. 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