# Farm and trucking groups watching Viterra-Union negotiations closely as deadline approaches  - SaskAgToday.com

> Farm and trucking groups in Saskatchewan are monitoring Viterra's negotiations with the Grain and General Services Union ahead of a Friday deadline. They warn that a strike would affect contracted grain movement and cash flow for producers.

- Date: 2024-01-05 · published 2024-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32141-farm-and-trucking-groups-watching-viterra-union-negotiations-closely-as
- 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 strike risk raises concern about grain movement through Western Canadian handling infrastructure, a small supply-timing factor for feed grain buyers.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-01 | [Grain sector warns of costly disruptions during peak shipping season  - SaskAgToday.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19278-grain-sector-warns-of-costly-disruptions-during-peak-shipping-season.md) | -2.9% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-30 | [CP Rail train crews go on strike as contract negotiations fail, talks continue - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65032-cp-rail-train-crews-go-on-strike-as-contract-negotiations-fail-talks-continue.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-02 | [CPKC Rail struggling to meet grain car demand: Ag Transport Coalition  - MooseJawToday.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20200-cpkc-rail-struggling-to-meet-grain-car-demand-ag-transport-coalition.md) | +1.6% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-10 | [Rolling strikes and lockout temporarily suspended at Kwinana Grain Terminal amidst EBA negotiations \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22873-rolling-strikes-and-lockout-temporarily-suspended-at-kwinana-grain-terminal.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-06 | [Biden hails dockworker union contract as UAW deadline nears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34123-biden-hails-dockworker-union-contract-as-uaw-deadline-nears.md) | +2.1% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- saskagtoday.com: https://www.saskagtoday.com/ckrm-agriculture/farm-and-trucking-groups-watching-viterra-union-negotiations-closely-as-deadline-approaches-10713273

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