# Rail Strike Could Wreak Havoc on Grain Supply Chain | Feed & Grain

> Reuters reported that President Biden faced a deadline to appoint an emergency board or let a nationwide rail strike or lockout proceed, covering 115,000 workers. Feed and grain groups warned that a stoppage would disrupt grain and fuel supplies. Agricultural shippers have already faced deteriorated rail service this year.

- Date: 2022-07-15 · published 2022-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40499-rail-strike-could-wreak-havoc-on-grain-supply-chain-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

A rail strike would hit grain movement at harvest, tightening feed supplies in some regions and raising logistics costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-10-02 | [Producers Fear Losing Harvest if Rail Strike Continues \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50670-producers-fear-losing-harvest-if-rail-strike-continues-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2021-05-24 | [Strike Hits Grain Exports at Argentine Port \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47128-strike-hits-grain-exports-at-argentine-port-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2022-08-30 | [A US Freight Rail Crisis Threatens More Supply-Chain Chaos \| WIRED](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40073-a-us-freight-rail-crisis-threatens-more-supply-chain-chaos-wired.md) | -3.3% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2022-03-03 | [Ocean rate spike could steer exports to US \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12925-ocean-rate-spike-could-steer-exports-to-us-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | +7.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/news/15385026/rail-strike-could-wreak-havoc-on-grain-supply-chain

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