# North American Supply Chains Tied Up by Labor Disruptions in Canada - Supply Chain Management Review

> Resilience360 says Canadian ports on both coasts still face congestion and rail car shortages after a month-long dockworker strike at the Port of Montreal in August and September. It expects operations not to normalize fully until November 2020.

- Date: 2020-09-24 · published 2020-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51126-north-american-supply-chains-tied-up-by-labor-disruptions-in-canada-supply
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lingering rail and port congestion in Canada raises shipping delays and freight costs for grain and oilseed exports, which can widen basis and support ocean freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- scmr.com: https://www.scmr.com/article/north_american_supply_chains_tied_up_by_labor_disruptions_in_canada

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