# CP Rail Strike Ends | Feed & Grain

> Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference reached a four-year tentative agreement that ended a strike within hours of its start. Full rail operations across Canada were set to resume Thursday morning.

- Date: 2020-12-01 · published 2020-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49666-cp-rail-strike-ends-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

Quick resolution limits the backlog of grain and oilseeds at Canadian terminals, so the market impact is largely transient. Buyers should expect normal rail flows to return.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-12-01 | [Ag Industry Bracing For CP Rail Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49665-ag-industry-bracing-for-cp-rail-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.5% | +8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-07 | [Argentine Grains Inspectors End Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49137-argentine-grains-inspectors-end-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.8% | -4.1% |
| 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 | 2018-05-29 | [Grain Shipments May be Impacted by CP Rail Strike \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65033-grain-shipments-may-be-impacted-by-cp-rail-strike-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.9% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/news/15397808/cp-rail-strike-ends

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