# Rail dispute could continue into crucial harvest season

> Union workers and Class I railroads have until September 16 to reach a deal and avoid stoppages. The Presidential Emergency Board recommended a 24% compounded wage increase over five years and $1,000 yearly service-recognition bonuses. Agricultural shippers say unreliable rail service has frustrated them for one to two years.

- Date: 2022-08-19 · published 2022-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40072-rail-dispute-could-continue-into-crucial-harvest-season
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Unreliable rail service already constrains grain movement, and a strike during harvest would tighten logistics for feed ingredients. That could keep origin prices weak while delivered feed costs stay elevated.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-10-25 | [Harvest Season Could Be Subdued For Barges - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56459-harvest-season-could-be-subdued-for-barges-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.8% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [Low water levels return to Mississippi River as harvest season begins \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16423-low-water-levels-return-to-mississippi-river-as-harvest-season-begins-feed-and.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2023-10-09 | [How low Mississippi River water levels could disrupt grain harvests, again \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16594-how-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-could-disrupt-grain-harvests-again.md) | +1.1% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2024-08-14 | [Mississippi River to lower as harvests… \| PB Commercial](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16520-mississippi-river-to-lower-as-harvests-pb-commercial.md) | -3.2% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2023-10-27 | [Canada's Seaway Strike Negotiations Continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33669-canada-s-seaway-strike-negotiations-continue.md) | +1.9% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2019-10-25 | [Harvest Season Could Be Subdued For Barges - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56459-harvest-season-could-be-subdued-for-barges-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.2% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-09-25 | [Low water levels return to Mississippi River as harvest season begins \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16423-low-water-levels-return-to-mississippi-river-as-harvest-season-begins-feed-and.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2023-10-09 | [How low Mississippi River water levels could disrupt grain harvests, again \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16594-how-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-could-disrupt-grain-harvests-again.md) | -0.2% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/harvest/rail-dispute-could-continue-into-crucial-harvest-season
- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/rail-dispute-could-continue-into-crucial-harvest-season

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