# Wheat farmers ask Canada to step in as strike threatens exports | Air Freight News

> The Wheat Growers Association asked the Canadian government to let outside workers weigh and inspect grain at Vancouver's Cascadia Terminal, which it says unionized inspectors have targeted during the strike. Farm groups warn that the strike threatens shipments already affected by the Ukraine war.

- Date: 2023-04-26 · published 2023-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36423-wheat-farmers-ask-canada-to-step-in-as-strike-threatens-exports-air-freight-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged inspection bottleneck at Vancouver could delay wheat exports and add ship demurrage, supporting Canadian and global wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-30 | [Wheat gains as traders weigh export prospects amid Hurricane Ida \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45609-wheat-gains-as-traders-weigh-export-prospects-amid-hurricane-ida-air-freight.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Strike concerns curb Canadian wheat exports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31234-strike-concerns-curb-canadian-wheat-exports-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-26 | [Railway strike huge threat to farmers  - SaskToday.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29275-railway-strike-huge-threat-to-farmers-sasktoday-ca.md) | -4.8% | -7.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-08 | [Cargo chaos looms as strikes threaten Canada's ports and rail networks - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29279-cargo-chaos-looms-as-strikes-threaten-canada-s-ports-and-rail-networks-the.md) | +8.2% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-29 | [Unions to escalate CBH Kwinana port strike - News for Winners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23332-unions-to-escalate-cbh-kwinana-port-strike-news-for-winners.md) | -0.3% | -0.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-08-30 | [Wheat gains as traders weigh export prospects amid Hurricane Ida \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45609-wheat-gains-as-traders-weigh-export-prospects-amid-hurricane-ida-air-freight.md) | +0.4% | +1.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Canada rail strike to affect grains, industry says \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31233-canada-rail-strike-to-affect-grains-industry-says-latest-market-news.md) | -2.5% | +1.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-03-09 | [Explainer: India's wheat exports surge as world prices soar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42246-explainer-india-s-wheat-exports-surge-as-world-prices-soar-reuters.md) | -2.4% | -8.7% |

## Sources

- airfreight.news: https://airfreight.news/articles/full/wheat-farmers-ask-canada-to-step-in-as-strike-threatens-exports

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