# Elevators Want Action in Weeklong CN Rail Strike | Feed & Grain

> Prairie elevators on CN tracks and Quebec farmers are pressing Ottawa to act during the week-long CN rail strike. The Western Grain Elevator Association wants rail service classed as essential to prevent future stoppages.

- Date: 2020-10-02 · published 2020-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50671-elevators-want-action-in-weeklong-cn-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

Continued stoppage squeezes elevator and farm marketing options, mainly affecting Canadian grain basis rather than global benchmark prices.

## 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 | [CP Rail Strike Ends \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49666-cp-rail-strike-ends-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.5% | +8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-01 | [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 | 2024-04-18 | [Rail strike looms as CN, CPKC workers take action to a vote - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30759-rail-strike-looms-as-cn-cpkc-workers-take-action-to-a-vote-grainews.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/grain-trade-export/news/15394228/elevators-want-action-in-weeklong-cn-rail-strike

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.