Company remains optimistic about ‘navigating’ future COVID-19-related uncertainties.

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.