# President Biden faces deadline in U.S. railroad labor standoff

> President Biden faced a deadline to intervene in U.S. railroad labor talks covering 115,000 workers, or allow a potential strike or lockout. The dispute has already crimped fertilizer shipments, seaport backups and feed deliveries to chicken farms.

- Date: 2022-07-13 · published 2022-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40497-president-biden-faces-deadline-in-u-s-railroad-labor-standoff
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The possible strike threatens grain and feed movement and port throughput, which could lift feed ingredient basis and freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-28 | [Labor issues, idle trains leave U.S. grain and food stranded -shippers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41856-labor-issues-idle-trains-leave-u-s-grain-and-food-stranded-shippers.md) | -7.5% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-02-09 | [Labour disputes bring February strikes in Spain starting today \| RailFreight.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31693-labour-disputes-bring-february-strikes-in-spain-starting-today-railfreight-com.md) | -2.2% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2022-06-28 | [War in Ukraine raises global shipping costs, stifles trade \| UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40842-war-in-ukraine-raises-global-shipping-costs-stifles-trade-un-trade-and.md) | +4.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2026-02-19 | [Argentine Labor Strike Hits Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13811-argentine-labor-strike-hits-ports.md) | +0.6% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2023-04-06 | [Grain Inspectors Strike in Argentina, More Labor Unrest Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13972-grain-inspectors-strike-in-argentina-more-labor-unrest-expected.md) | -0.4% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/president-biden-faces-deadline-us-railroad-labor-standoff-2022-07-12/

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