# Possible Rail Strike Complicates Northern Plains Grain Movement | Red River Farm Network

> Members of the BMWED union, the third-largest US railroad union, voted against ratifying a tentative contract with Class I railroads, so negotiations resume to avert a strike that could begin November 19. Grain dealers say a strike would likely disrupt most of the Northern Plains harvest and push more grain onto rails as barge traffic is constrained.

- Date: 2022-10-12 · published 2022-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39149-possible-rail-strike-complicates-northern-plains-grain-movement-red-river-farm
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

A possible US rail strike threatens to halt grain movement from the Northern Plains during harvest, raising basis and freight costs and supporting prices for corn, soybeans and wheat in affected areas.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-18 | [Trouble Shipping Grain And Feed Via Rail Far From Over, Concerns Now Growing About Possible Worker Strike At Harvest - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40495-trouble-shipping-grain-and-feed-via-rail-far-from-over-concerns-now-growing.md) | -4.0% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2022-10-11 | [Possible U.S. Rail Strike Now Back On the Table - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39150-possible-u-s-rail-strike-now-back-on-the-table-agweb.md) | +1.6% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2017-02-28 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rail problems in the PNW support Gulf corn bids](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72681-weekly-grain-movement-rail-problems-in-the-pnw-support-gulf-corn-bids.md) | +0.9% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2017-05-09 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: High water, closed rives halt barge movement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70893-weekly-grain-movement-high-water-closed-rives-halt-barge-movement.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-04-04 | [Fertilizer Logistics May Be Challenging \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16722-fertilizer-logistics-may-be-challenging-red-river-farm-network.md) | +5.4% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2022-10-11 | [Possible U.S. Rail Strike Now Back On the Table - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39150-possible-u-s-rail-strike-now-back-on-the-table-agweb.md) | +0.8% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2017-05-09 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: High water, closed rives halt barge movement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70893-weekly-grain-movement-high-water-closed-rives-halt-barge-movement.md) | +0.9% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2020-03-21 | [Grain receivers will strike at ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54137-grain-receivers-will-strike-at-ports.md) | +2.2% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2022/10/12/pending-rail-strike-would-miss-most-of-northern-plains-harvest/

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