# COVID-19 AND GRAIN FLOW: THE PORT PERSPECTIVE – GrainsWest

> The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority said all port terminals were reporting normal operations as of April 14. A few terminal staff were self-isolating, causing some manning issues, but agri-terminal tonnage was above average.

- Date: 2020-04-23 · published 2020-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53678-covid-19-and-grain-flow-the-port-perspective-grainswest
- 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

Steady West Coast export throughput means no near-term supply shock from Canadian port operations, so there is little price impact for feed grains.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-31 | [Market Perspectives August 31, 2017 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69349-market-perspectives-august-31-2017-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +0.5% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-29 | [Trucks go west to cart grain amid paltry eastern prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62499-trucks-go-west-to-cart-grain-amid-paltry-eastern-prospects.md) | +0.2% | -4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-03 | [Ukrainian grain exporters incur the highest costs in ports — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67885-ukrainian-grain-exporters-incur-the-highest-costs-in-ports-latifundist-com.md) | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-19 | [ILWU Members from West Coast Ports Travel to Support KEX Grainhandlers - ILWU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67507-ilwu-members-from-west-coast-ports-travel-to-support-kex-grainhandlers-ilwu.md) | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-12 | [Grain Flow to Prince Rupert Disrupted \| Country 600 CJWW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54614-grain-flow-to-prince-rupert-disrupted-country-600-cjww.md) | +5.5% | +10.1% |

## Sources

- grainswest.com: https://grainswest.com/2020/04/covid-19-and-grain-flow-the-port-perspective/

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