# Possible U.S. Rail Strike Now Back On the Table - AgWeb

> The third-largest US railroad union rejected a tentative labor agreement, so a strike along US railroads remains possible in mid-November. Union leaders say railroads did not address concerns over working conditions and paid time off, and both sides must return to bargaining.

- Date: 2022-10-11 · published 2022-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39150-possible-u-s-rail-strike-now-back-on-the-table-agweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising strike risk during peak harvest raises the chance of disrupted rail grain shipments, which could widen basis and support futures for US grain and oilseeds.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: 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 | 2022-10-12 | [Possible Rail Strike Complicates Northern Plains Grain Movement \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39149-possible-rail-strike-complicates-northern-plains-grain-movement-red-river-farm.md) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2018-05-30 | [CP Rail train crews go on strike as contract negotiations fail, talks continue - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65032-cp-rail-train-crews-go-on-strike-as-contract-negotiations-fail-talks-continue.md) | -2.3% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2022-07-14 | [Could Rail Workers Now Strike Starting Monday As Concerns Of a Feed Shortage Continue In the West?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40503-could-rail-workers-now-strike-starting-monday-as-concerns-of-a-feed-shortage.md) | -12.5% | -12.4% |
| CORN | 2022-07-15 | [Rail Strike Could Wreak Havoc on Grain Supply Chain \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40499-rail-strike-could-wreak-havoc-on-grain-supply-chain-feed-and-grain.md) | -10.7% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2022-10-12 | [Possible Rail Strike Complicates Northern Plains Grain Movement \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39149-possible-rail-strike-complicates-northern-plains-grain-movement-red-river-farm.md) | -0.3% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2022-04-19 | [Argentina port workers to go on strike in the middle of soybean, corn harvest \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41858-argentina-port-workers-to-go-on-strike-in-the-middle-of-soybean-corn-harvest-s.md) | -0.7% | -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

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/policy/politics/possible-u-s-rail-strike-now-back-table

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