# Farmers pay price as railway delays deepen | The Western Producer

> Canadian grain shippers report persistent rail delays, particularly at west coast ports. Industry groups are calling for regulatory scrutiny, though officials lack quantifiable data to justify intervention.

- Date: 2025-03-13 · published 2025-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25578-farmers-pay-price-as-railway-delays-deepen-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Slow rail car supply constrains Canadian grain exports and can widen basis discounts for Canadian origin wheat and canola while supporting competing origins.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-29 | [Door opens for Canadian wheat \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50681-door-opens-for-canadian-wheat-the-western-producer.md) | -2.0% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-19 | [CP Rail strike could be devastating for Western Canadian farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65532-cp-rail-strike-could-be-devastating-for-western-canadian-farmers.md) | +0.3% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-26 | [Railway strike huge threat to farmers  - SaskToday.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29275-railway-strike-huge-threat-to-farmers-sasktoday-ca.md) | -4.8% | -7.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-18 | [First CN Rail strike in decade piles more woes on battered Western farmers - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56083-first-cn-rail-strike-in-decade-piles-more-woes-on-battered-western-farmers.md) | +3.8% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-14 | [Ottawa, OmniTrax up the stakes in dispute over line to Churchill \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67997-ottawa-omnitrax-up-the-stakes-in-dispute-over-line-to-churchill-the-western.md) | -2.8% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/farmers-pay-price-as-railway-delays-deepen/

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