# CN Rail grain delays: $23M court ruling for losses - Railway Supply

> Railway Supply reports that a federal judge held CN Rail liable for more than $23 million to Louis Dreyfus Company over grain delays in the 2013-2014 season. The ruling of November 25, 2025 covers shipments to British Columbia ports during a severe winter.

- Date: 2025-11-28 · published 2025-11-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21978-cn-rail-grain-delays-23m-court-ruling-for-losses-railway-supply
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The damages award addresses a past failure to move grain and does not alter current rail capacity or grain prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-27 | [CN Rail ordered to pay $23M over B.C. grain delays  - Business in Vancouver](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21976-cn-rail-ordered-to-pay-23m-over-b-c-grain-delays-business-in-vancouver.md) | +2.1% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-29 | [Low Water on U.S. Rivers Disrupts Grain Exports, Raising Costs for Ag Supply Chains - Agrolatam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16395-low-water-on-u-s-rivers-disrupts-grain-exports-raising-costs-for-ag-supply.md) | -0.5% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-22 | [Rising Ocean Freight Raises Costs for U.S. Grain - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17245-rising-ocean-freight-raises-costs-for-u-s-grain-rfd-tv.md) | -0.7% | — |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-28 | [When Grain Stops Moving Rail and Port Delays Cost Canada Up to $540 Million \| Farms.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19282-when-grain-stops-moving-rail-and-port-delays-cost-canada-up-to-540-million.md) | -2.0% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-29 | [Railway grain deliveries to Ukrainian ports limited for the third time in 2019 — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56596-railway-grain-deliveries-to-ukrainian-ports-limited-for-the-third-time-in-2019.md) | -0.4% | +7.3% |

## Sources

- railway.supply: https://www.railway.supply/cn-rail-grain-delays-spur-23m-federal-damages-ruling/

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