# How a Canada railroad workers’ strike could affect supply chains | Supply Chain Dive

> Supply Chain Dive reports that logistics managers have been preparing for a possible strike by roughly 10,000 Canadian railroad workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. The Canadian government will decide by August 9 whether a stoppage would threaten health and safety, and a strike could legally begin 72 hours after that decision.

- Date: 2024-07-24 · published 2024-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29273-how-a-canada-railroad-workers-strike-could-affect-supply-chains-supply-chain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

A Canadian rail stoppage would halt grain movement from prairie elevators to ports just as harvest approaches, tightening export logistics and supporting Canadian and global wheat, canola and meal basis and prices.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-20 | [Canada's CP Rail shuts down railroad, workers strike \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42314-canada-s-cp-rail-shuts-down-railroad-workers-strike-reuters.md) | +15.8% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Potential rail strike would cause historic disruption of Canadian supply chains: union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31237-potential-rail-strike-would-cause-historic-disruption-of-canadian-supply-chains.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-12 | [Carriers Divert Sailings Amid Growing Threat of Canada Rail Strike \| SupplyChainBrain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29793-carriers-divert-sailings-amid-growing-threat-of-canada-rail-strike.md) | -2.1% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [CN Rail Workers Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50667-cn-rail-workers-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-02 | [Canadian Rail Dispute Could Threaten North American Supply Chain - News - Tinsh](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25143-canadian-rail-dispute-could-threaten-north-american-supply-chain-news-tinsh.md) | -0.8% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- supplychaindive.com: https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/shippers-brokerages-prepare-contingencies-canada-teamsters-railroad-strike/716867/

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