# Vancouver grain terminal workers go on strike amid harvest season - The Globe and Mail

> About 650 Grain Workers Union Local 333 members walked off the job at six Vancouver grain terminals on September 24, halting shipments of canola, wheat, barley and oats. The strike came as China threatened sanctions and opened an anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola. Negotiations had broken down the previous Friday.

- Date: 2024-09-24 · published 2024-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28343-vancouver-grain-terminal-workers-go-on-strike-amid-harvest-season-the-globe-and
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

The stoppage adds to Canada's canola export risk while China's trade threats are already pending, which supports global canola meal prices. Backlogs at Western Canadian ports can delay deliveries and widen basis spreads.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2025-11-24 | [Higher Rail Costs Pressure Oat Shipments into the U.S. - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22011-higher-rail-costs-pressure-oat-shipments-into-the-u-s-rfd.md) | -4.5% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- theglobeandmail.com: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-vancouver-grain-terminal-workers-go-on-strike/

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