# Major Canadian rail carriers to embargo shipments

> CN and CPKC embargoed shipments of certain hazardous products, including ammonia used in agricultural fertilizer and chloropicrin used to fumigate stored grain. The embargo was a first step in a phased shutdown ahead of a possible strike. Further embargoes were expected if labor talks failed.

- Date: 2023-09-29 · published 2023-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34122-major-canadian-rail-carriers-to-embargo-shipments
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Ammonia embargoes can tighten nitrogen fertilizer supply in North America, supporting urea and related prices heading into application season. The risk is limited unless the embargo widens or the strike proceeds.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-07-18 | [Canadian Railway Strike Poses Threat to Global Supply Chain \| Food Logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29277-canadian-railway-strike-poses-threat-to-global-supply-chain-food-logistics.md) | +0.8% | +3.9% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [Urea Shipments Stall at Hormuz as Gulf Backlog Nears 1M Tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1476-urea-shipments-stall-at-hormuz-as-gulf-backlog-nears-1m-tonnes.md) | -1.3% | — |
| UREA | 2026-09-14 | [Fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remain near zero](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17416-fertilizer-shipments-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-remain-near-zero.md) | +1.9% | -5.2% |
| UREA | 2023-07-10 | [Delayed container shipments affecting grain industry more than West Coast port strike \| Country 600 CJWW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35057-delayed-container-shipments-affecting-grain-industry-more-than-west-coast-port.md) | +4.1% | +30.1% |
| UREA | 2023-04-19 | [Barge operations to stop as Mississippi rises increasing costs to farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16636-barge-operations-to-stop-as-mississippi-rises-increasing-costs-to-farmers.md) | +2.3% | +6.8% |

## Sources

- woodlandgroup.com: https://www.woodlandgroup.com/news/major-canadian-rail-carriers-to-embargo-shipments

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