# Canada's Seaway Strike Negotiations Continue

> Unifor and St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. returned to negotiations on October 27, with federal mediators involved. Ontario and Quebec premiers urged a settlement, and the Canada Industrial Relations Board was expected to rule on whether grain shipments must continue through licensed terminals.

- Date: 2023-10-27 · published 2023-10-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33669-canada-s-seaway-strike-negotiations-continue
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Grain movement through Thunder Bay is the immediate price concern, and a prolonged dispute would keep Canadian grain export capacity constrained through the fall harvest marketing period.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-10-24 | [St. Lawrence Seaway strike leaving goods, ships stranded at Port of Thunder Bay \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33668-st-lawrence-seaway-strike-leaving-goods-ships-stranded-at-port-of-thunder-bay.md) | +1.8% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-15 | [Farmers say CN strike sullied their reputations — and they want a permanent fix \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55602-farmers-say-cn-strike-sullied-their-reputations-and-they-want-a-permanent-fix.md) | +2.0% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-07 | [Argentine Grains Inspectors End Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49137-argentine-grains-inspectors-end-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.8% | -4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-03 | [Vic grain train strike threatens harvest \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71046-vic-grain-train-strike-threatens-harvest-sbs-news.md) | -2.1% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2023-10-26 | [Strikers have shut down a vital Great Lakes shipping artery for days, and negotiations are looming \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33667-strikers-have-shut-down-a-vital-great-lakes-shipping-artery-for-days-and.md) | -3.5% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2022-08-19 | [Rail dispute could continue into crucial harvest season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40072-rail-dispute-could-continue-into-crucial-harvest-season.md) | -0.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2021-01-07 | [Argentine Grains Inspectors End Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49137-argentine-grains-inspectors-end-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +5.6% | +13.4% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/Ag/blogs/canada-markets/blog-post/2023/10/27/canadas-seaway-strike-negotiations

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