# Canadian Grain Shippers Declare Event of Delay | Feed & Grain

> The Vancouver Grain Exchange declared an 'event of delay' due to the CN rail strike, letting British Columbia grain shippers avoid late-delivery penalties. The declaration covers major exporters including Cargill, Richardson and Viterra.

- Date: 2020-10-02 · published 2020-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50668-canadian-grain-shippers-declare-event-of-delay-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The contract relief eases the financial penalty of missed shipments but does not move grain, so the underlying export backlog and supply delay persist.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-17 | [Canadian shippers find few easy alternatives for grain, oil cut off by flood](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44089-canadian-shippers-find-few-easy-alternatives-for-grain-oil-cut-off-by-flood.md) | +1.3% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-01 | [Rail shipment delays causing 'dire situation' for Canadian farmers \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66016-rail-shipment-delays-causing-dire-situation-for-canadian-farmers-cbc-news.md) | +1.2% | +0.1% |
| 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 | 2019-11-19 | [Grain shippers worried as CN Rail workers strike  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56081-grain-shippers-worried-as-cn-rail-workers-strike-globalnews-ca.md) | +1.1% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-15 | [Danube delays triple Ukraine-to-Egypt grain transit times, shippers say \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16768-danube-delays-triple-ukraine-to-egypt-grain-transit-times-shippers-say-world.md) | -0.0% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/news/15394237/canadian-grain-shippers-declare-event-of-delay

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