# Wheat Growers Urge Minister to Prevent Rail Strike - CAAR

> The Wheat Growers Association urged Canada's new Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to prevent a national rail strike before the CIRB's August 9 decision. The group said it had contacted the previous minister in April and May without response.

- Date: 2024-07-23 · published 2024-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29276-wheat-growers-urge-minister-to-prevent-rail-strike-caar
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Grower pressure for intervention highlights the risk that grain movement is disrupted at harvest, which would delay Canadian wheat deliveries and support export prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-03 | [Minister O’Regan Can Resolve the Rail Strike Immediately - Wheat Growers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29791-minister-o-regan-can-resolve-the-rail-strike-immediately-wheat-growers.md) | -5.6% | -12.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-06 | [Wheat Growers calling on Labor Minister to step up and find a solution to the looming rail strike - WestCentralOnline: West Central Saskatchewan's latest news, sports, weather, community events.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29795-wheat-growers-calling-on-labor-minister-to-step-up-and-find-a-solution-to-the.md) | +3.7% | -7.6% |
| 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 | 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 | 2024-07-09 | [Rail workers, grain growers await CIRB decision on potential strike – Brandon Sun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29278-rail-workers-grain-growers-await-cirb-decision-on-potential-strike-brandon-sun.md) | -4.0% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- caar.org: https://www.caar.org/wheat-growers-urge-minister-to-prevent-rail-strike/

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