Japanese company’s affiliate, CGB, will operate the acquired facilities.

Lower prices expected to follow.

Canadian rail company breaks the previous first-quarter record by 300,000 tonnes.

Industry set to lose billions as nearly half of production capacity is offline.

Says inventories are much better than during the Great Recession of 2007-09.

Yield losses in country are most since 2012.

Ample US and world supplies and demand uncertainties weigh.

USDA to assist farmers, ranchers directly and through purchases to feed hungry.

Nation is on pace to reach 7-million-tonne export quota weeks early.