# Canadian Pacific rail work stoppage could hit US agriculture | AP News

> More than 3,000 CP conductors, engineers, and train and yard workers were off the job after talks failed by a midnight deadline. The work stoppage threatened to disrupt US agricultural exports moving through Canadian rail links.

- Date: 2022-03-20 · published 2022-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42318-canadian-pacific-rail-work-stoppage-could-hit-us-agriculture-ap-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stranded rail cars would delay US grain and oilseed shipments to export markets, pressuring basis and supporting soybean and corn futures in the short term.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 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) | +0.5% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2021-08-31 | [Louisiana Ports Shutdown May Impact Agriculture Exports - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45468-louisiana-ports-shutdown-may-impact-agriculture-exports-tt.md) | -2.8% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2020-04-28 | [Low river, COVID measures hamper Argentina’s agricultural exports - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53490-low-river-covid-measures-hamper-argentina-s-agricultural-exports-grain-central.md) | +0.6% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2019-07-29 | [Good timing, immediate impact: AGP opens soy processing plant in Aberdeen - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58165-good-timing-immediate-impact-agp-opens-soy-processing-plant-in-aberdeen-agweek.md) | -3.7% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2020-03-20 | [Needed Bulls Return - Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7270-needed-bulls-return-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | +4.4% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2026-07-27 | [The suspension of ship calls almost paralyzed agricultural logistics to Ukrainian ports \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18466-the-suspension-of-ship-calls-almost-paralyzed-agricultural-logistics-to.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-01-21 | [DDG shortage could be even bigger problem than corn for Alberta cattle feeders waiting for trains - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43254-ddg-shortage-could-be-even-bigger-problem-than-corn-for-alberta-cattle-feeders.md) | +1.4% | +6.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/business-canada-4fc2a7da9019bd27d2874b6a4fffed34

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