# NGFA urges Canadian Industrial Relations Board to prevent rail strike | Feed & Grain

> The National Grain and Feed Association urged the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to prevent a rail strike or lockout, warning of ripple effects across agriculture. It said trucking is impractical for many high-volume agricultural shippers.

- Date: 2024-05-22 · published 2024-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30270-ngfa-urges-canadian-industrial-relations-board-to-prevent-rail-strike-feed-and
- 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

A rail stoppage would disrupt feed grain deliveries to livestock operations and could depress Canadian farmgate prices while raising shipping costs. The risk is mainly a logistics cost and regional basis issue.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-12 | [Canadian National grain shipments return to pre-strike levels - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55599-canadian-national-grain-shipments-return-to-pre-strike-levels-freightwaves.md) | +2.5% | +4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-01 | [Ag Industry Bracing For CP Rail Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49665-ag-industry-bracing-for-cp-rail-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.5% | +8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-11 | [Senate report urges action to prevent supply chain disruptions from rail, port strikes - Truck News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18796-senate-report-urges-action-to-prevent-supply-chain-disruptions-from-rail-port.md) | +4.2% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-23 | [Wheat Growers Urge Minister to Prevent Rail Strike - CAAR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29276-wheat-growers-urge-minister-to-prevent-rail-strike-caar.md) | -5.2% | -6.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Canada rail strike to affect grains, industry says \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31233-canada-rail-strike-to-affect-grains-industry-says-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/transportation/news/15671417/ngfa-urges-canadian-industrial-relations-board-to-prevent-rail-strike

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