# Possible Mid-September Labor Stoppage Adds Worry to Grain Industry - ProAg

> Labor talks between US rail carriers and workers continue under the collective bargaining process after the White House-appointed emergency board issued its recommendations. Rail workers can legally strike from September 16, but Congress could intervene as it did in the 1990s. The National Grain and Feed Association is monitoring the situation closely.

- Date: 2022-08-19 · published 2022-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40071-possible-mid-september-labor-stoppage-adds-worry-to-grain-industry-proag
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A stoppage in mid-September would fall during peak harvest shipments, which could strand grain at origin and widen basis. Buyers should expect more volatility in delivered feed costs if talks stall.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-04-24 | [Feed industry looking to ingredient substitutions for byproducts \| 2020-04-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53765-feed-industry-looking-to-ingredient-substitutions-for-byproducts-2020-04-24.md) | -1.4% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-09-28 | [Shipping Industry Grapples With How to Adapt to Changing Mississippi River Flows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16606-shipping-industry-grapples-with-how-to-adapt-to-changing-mississippi-river-flows.md) | +1.1% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2022-01-20 | [Barge Industry Reports Delays Due to Winter Weather \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16734-barge-industry-reports-delays-due-to-winter-weather-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.6% | +6.7% |
| CORN | 2024-09-12 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 12, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16506-grain-transportation-report-september-12-2024.md) | +4.9% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2017-10-05 | [Transshipment of grain from seaports in January-September increased by 11% — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68319-transshipment-of-grain-from-seaports-in-january-september-increased-by-11.md) | -0.7% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2023-09-28 | [Shipping Industry Grapples With How to Adapt to Changing Mississippi River Flows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16606-shipping-industry-grapples-with-how-to-adapt-to-changing-mississippi-river-flows.md) | -2.3% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2022-01-20 | [Barge Industry Reports Delays Due to Winter Weather \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16734-barge-industry-reports-delays-due-to-winter-weather-feed-and-grain.md) | +3.5% | +14.1% |
| SOY | 2019-09-09 | [When it rains, it pours for America’s barge industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56944-when-it-rains-it-pours-for-america-s-barge-industry.md) | +4.7% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- proag.com: https://www.proag.com/news/possible-mid-september-labor-stoppage-adds-worry-to-grain-industry/

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