# Port-bound rail volumes approach prestrike levels in Canada - FreightWaves

> Rail volumes through Canada's West Coast ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert have largely returned to normal after the summer longshore strike. RailState data show overall train volume has not yet caught up, and no large surge in volume to clear the backlog has appeared.

- Date: 2023-08-18 · published 2023-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34603-port-bound-rail-volumes-approach-prestrike-levels-in-canada-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lost July volumes may never be recovered, so export logistics from Western Canada stay constrained, which can support basis and spreads for Canadian grain and oilseeds.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-20 | [Teamsters Canada warns rail strike looms over pay, hours at CN, CPKC - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31689-teamsters-canada-warns-rail-strike-looms-over-pay-hours-at-cn-cpkc-freightwaves.md) | -3.5% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-10 | [Rail blockades created huge tab for Canadian grain producers, industry says - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54139-rail-blockades-created-huge-tab-for-canadian-grain-producers-industry-says.md) | -4.8% | -5.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-26 | [Canada's biggest rail strike in a decade hits exports, sparks layoffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56079-canada-s-biggest-rail-strike-in-a-decade-hits-exports-sparks-layoffs.md) | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-26 | [Wheat farmers ask Canada to step in as strike threatens exports \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36423-wheat-farmers-ask-canada-to-step-in-as-strike-threatens-exports-air-freight-news.md) | -0.1% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-06 | [Vancouver strike halts Canada grain exports at major port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17139-vancouver-strike-halts-canada-grain-exports-at-major-port.md) | -0.8% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-bound-rail-volumes-approach-prestrike-levels-in-canada

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