# Strike’s impact on grain movement yet to come - Grainews

> Quorum Corp says grain movement at Canada's West Coast ports was largely unaffected by the July British Columbia port strike, with about eight vessels cleared weekly and July volumes above the three-year average. A tentative settlement between the ILWU and BCMEA was reached, though backlogs may linger into coming months.

- Date: 2023-07-31 · published 2023-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35054-strike-s-impact-on-grain-movement-yet-to-come-grainews
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Grain exports continued through the strike because the Labour Code required bulk grain service, so the price impact on feed grains is minimal, with only possible backlog-related shipping delays later.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-13 | [CN reports grain movement back at pre-strike pace - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55603-cn-reports-grain-movement-back-at-pre-strike-pace-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +2.1% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-19 | [UPDATED: CN Rail strike will impact grain shipments (2 Photos)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56082-updated-cn-rail-strike-will-impact-grain-shipments-2-photos.md) | +1.1% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-27 | [Strike to hit Pacific National coal and grain trains \| Newcastle Herald \| Newcastle, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68476-strike-to-hit-pacific-national-coal-and-grain-trains-newcastle-herald-newcastle.md) | -4.0% | -5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-26 | [Sun sets on Eyre Peninsula rail as Viterra moves to road - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60603-sun-sets-on-eyre-peninsula-rail-as-viterra-moves-to-road-grain-central.md) | +0.8% | +5.2% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -1.9% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/strikes-impact-on-grain-movement-yet-to-come/

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