Grain drying putting pinch on propane industry

Source: Alex Soloducha, CBC News, October 8, 2018

Grain coming off the field damp forcing farmers to use more energy to dry it

Demand for propane has risen “drastically” in the prairie provinces due to the number of farmers drying their grain, according to a leading supplier.

Keith Morin, director of propane for Federated Co-operatives Limited, said the entire industry is unable to handle the current demand.

“The semi drivers are lined up for four to six hours at gas plants or terminals,” he said in a statement emailed to CBC. “After that we have been so busy it has been impossible to keep up.

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