# Facing a Railway Strike- How Rail Customers Can Minimize Losses From Major Service Disruptions

> RailState outlined the steps that could lead to a national Canadian rail strike as early as 22 May, including a conciliation period and a 72-hour notice. It estimated C$1 billion in goods move by rail each day. It advised shippers on how to limit losses from disruption.

- Date: 2024-03-22 · published 2024-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31238-facing-a-railway-strike-how-rail-customers-can-minimize-losses-from-major
- 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

The guidance mainly describes shipper risk management and the timeline for a possible stoppage, so it has little direct effect on prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2024-03-25 | [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 | 2022-09-15 | [Looming labor strike could shutdown MARC trains, create cargo disruptions at Port of Baltimore - CBS Baltimore](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39627-looming-labor-strike-could-shutdown-marc-trains-create-cargo-disruptions-at.md) | +5.5% | -9.2% |
| 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 | 2017-11-07 | [Rosslare service disrupted due to strike - South East Radio](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67990-rosslare-service-disrupted-due-to-strike-south-east-radio.md) | +0.9% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- railstate.com: https://www.railstate.com/facing-a-railway-strike-how-rail-customers-can-minimize-losses-from-major-service-disruptions/

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