# Farmers call for quick resolution to Seaway workers’ strike – The North Grenville Times

> The Ontario Federation of Agriculture and allied groups urged Ottawa to keep grain, oilseed and fertilizer shipments moving through the St. Lawrence Seaway during the ongoing Seaway worker strike. They warned that grain storage in Ontario was filling and that the Seaway closes for winter in late December.

- Date: 2023-11-02 · published 2023-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33191-farmers-call-for-quick-resolution-to-seaway-workers-strike-the-north-grenville
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Stalled Seaway flows force grain into local storage and delay exports, widening Ontario basis and tightening near-term logistics for feed grain buyers in eastern Canada.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-28 | [Argentina: Grains Port Workers Delay Strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51435-argentina-grains-port-workers-delay-strike.md) | +0.0% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2022-08-20 | [Farmers face issues getting their grain to market this fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16687-farmers-face-issues-getting-their-grain-to-market-this-fall.md) | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2018-05-30 | [UPDATE 4-Canadian Pacific reaches tentative agreement with striking workers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65031-update-4-canadian-pacific-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-striking-workers.md) | -2.3% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2025-05-30 | [From Fields To Freight: Illinois Farmers Count On River Routes  - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24848-from-fields-to-freight-illinois-farmers-count-on-river-routes-the-waterways.md) | -0.3% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2023-11-02 | [Labor Agreements End Strike and Reopen Seaway System](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33192-labor-agreements-end-strike-and-reopen-seaway-system.md) | +1.4% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2020-08-28 | [Argentina: Grains Port Workers Delay Strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51435-argentina-grains-port-workers-delay-strike.md) | +3.4% | +7.0% |
| SOY | 2022-08-20 | [Farmers face issues getting their grain to market this fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16687-farmers-face-issues-getting-their-grain-to-market-this-fall.md) | +7.8% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2022-04-17 | [Recalibrating the Panama Canal’s Tolls Structure to Unlock a New Era for Growth - Autoridad del Canal de Panamá](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41745-recalibrating-the-panama-canal-s-tolls-structure-to-unlock-a-new-era-for-growth.md) | +2.0% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- ngtimes.ca: https://ngtimes.ca/farmers-call-for-quick-resolution-to-seaway-workers-strike/

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