# CP Rail dispute with workers' union threatens Sask. farmers' crop future | CBC News

> The CP Rail lockout could delay fertilizer and grain shipments for Saskatchewan farmers just as spring seeding begins. Farmers' groups said the stoppage arrived when producers were already coping with poor returns and reduced feed stocks after the 2021 drought.

- Date: 2022-03-21 · published 2022-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42316-cp-rail-dispute-with-workers-union-threatens-sask-farmers-crop-future-cbc-news
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Fertilizer deliveries delayed by rail disruption can tighten regional nitrogen supply and support urea prices during the seeding window. Reduced farm inputs could also weigh on crop yields.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-01-28 | [Fertiliser prices start to rise amid supply disruption - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21367-fertiliser-prices-start-to-rise-amid-supply-disruption-farmers-weekly.md) | +10.6% | +12.6% |
| UREA | 2021-07-26 | [Grain sector works its way through COVID disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45955-grain-sector-works-its-way-through-covid-disruption.md) | -2.4% | -2.9% |
| UREA | 2024-08-27 | [Industrial Action Threatens Phosphate, Potash Supply \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4543-industrial-action-threatens-phosphate-potash-supply-cz-app.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| UREA | 2022-09-21 | [Limited AN supply sees further move to urea - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39895-limited-an-supply-sees-further-move-to-urea-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.4% | -7.5% |
| UREA | 2023-04-19 | [Barge operations to stop as Mississippi rises increasing costs to farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16636-barge-operations-to-stop-as-mississippi-rises-increasing-costs-to-farmers.md) | +2.3% | +6.8% |

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/cp-rail-strike-lockout-farmers-fertilizer-1.6392705

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