# Ag Industry Bracing For CP Rail Strike | Feed & Grain

> Grain producers and elevator operators in southeast Saskatchewan are preparing for a possible CP Rail strike by more than 3,000 employees. Local terminals already face backlogs and have no alternative rail route, so grain could be stuck in elevators until a settlement.

- Date: 2020-12-01 · published 2020-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49665-ag-industry-bracing-for-cp-rail-strike-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Without rail access, stranded grain limits shipments and can widen local basis discounts while export supplies tighten. The impact depends on whether the strike actually occurs.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-01 | [CP Rail Strike Ends \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49666-cp-rail-strike-ends-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.5% | +8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [CN Rail Workers Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50667-cn-rail-workers-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [Elevators Want Action in Weeklong CN Rail Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50671-elevators-want-action-in-weeklong-cn-rail-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [French Grain Industry Warns of Severe Impact of Strikes \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50669-french-grain-industry-warns-of-severe-impact-of-strikes-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-22 | [NGFA urges Canadian Industrial Relations Board to prevent rail strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30270-ngfa-urges-canadian-industrial-relations-board-to-prevent-rail-strike-feed-and.md) | -7.4% | -10.9% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/news/15398060/ag-industry-bracing-for-cp-rail-strike

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