# Delayed container shipments affecting grain industry more than West Coast port strike | Country 600 CJWW

> Commentator Kevin Hursh says bulk grain ships continue to be serviced on the West Coast during the Vancouver port strike, while container shipments of pulse crops, specialty crops and fertilizer are bottlenecked. CP rail is performing well while CN is falling behind on filling orders.

- Date: 2023-07-10 · published 2023-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35057-delayed-container-shipments-affecting-grain-industry-more-than-west-coast-port
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Stuck container flows of pulses and fertilizer raise local input costs and delay exports, but bulk grain movements are protected, limiting the effect on feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-09-01 | [More Grain Terminals Found Damaged By Ida, Exports May Stall for Weeks - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5163-more-grain-terminals-found-damaged-by-ida-exports-may-stall-for-weeks-agweb.md) | +10.9% | +15.1% |
| UREA | 2022-06-29 | [War in Ukraine driving skyrocketing shipping costs - Port Technology International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40851-war-in-ukraine-driving-skyrocketing-shipping-costs-port-technology-international.md) | +1.5% | +3.2% |
| UREA | 2021-08-30 | [Hurricane Ida Shutters Ag Exports with No Clear Timeline on How Long Shipping Delays Could Last - The Scoop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6008-hurricane-ida-shutters-ag-exports-with-no-clear-timeline-on-how-long-shipping.md) | +16.5% | +21.0% |
| UREA | 2024-01-18 | [Global shipping delays will affect fertilizer prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32437-global-shipping-delays-will-affect-fertilizer-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +12.2% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2022-05-26 | [Rail backlogs delay food shipments in U.S. \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41436-rail-backlogs-delay-food-shipments-in-u-s-the-western-producer.md) | -1.9% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-16 | [Grain transshipment in ports dropped 2x — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57940-grain-transshipment-in-ports-dropped-2x-latifundist-com.md) | -3.3% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- cjwwradio.com: https://www.cjwwradio.com/2023/07/10/container-shipmens/

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