# Producers Fear Losing Harvest if Rail Strike Continues | Feed & Grain

> Grain farmers in eastern Ontario and western Quebec say the CN rail strike has cut off propane deliveries needed to dry harvested crops. One farm has about 250 tonnes of wet corn at risk of spoiling.

- Date: 2020-10-02 · published 2020-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50670-producers-fear-losing-harvest-if-rail-strike-continues-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lack of drying fuel could force spoilage and lower usable corn supply in eastern Canada, supporting local corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-14 | [Could Rail Workers Now Strike Starting Monday As Concerns Of a Feed Shortage Continue In the West?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40503-could-rail-workers-now-strike-starting-monday-as-concerns-of-a-feed-shortage.md) | -12.5% | -12.4% |
| CORN | 2022-07-15 | [Rail Strike Could Wreak Havoc on Grain Supply Chain \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40499-rail-strike-could-wreak-havoc-on-grain-supply-chain-feed-and-grain.md) | -10.7% | -8.4% |
| CORN | 2022-07-18 | [Trouble Shipping Grain And Feed Via Rail Far From Over, Concerns Now Growing About Possible Worker Strike At Harvest - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40495-trouble-shipping-grain-and-feed-via-rail-far-from-over-concerns-now-growing.md) | -4.0% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2021-05-24 | [Strike Hits Grain Exports at Argentine Port \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47128-strike-hits-grain-exports-at-argentine-port-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2021-02-03 | [Argentine Grain Exports Hit by Trucker Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48462-argentine-grain-exports-hit-by-trucker-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.3% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/news/15394245/producers-fear-losing-harvest-if-rail-strike-continues

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