# Rail blockades created huge tab for Canadian grain producers, industry says - FreightWaves

> Canadian grain industry groups estimate rail blockade costs will reach roughly C$300 million by the time network capacity normalizes, which could take 12 to 14 weeks. Grain backlogs totaled about 1.25 million tonnes as of the prior week.

- Date: 2020-03-10 · published 2020-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54139-rail-blockades-created-huge-tab-for-canadian-grain-producers-industry-says
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent rail backlogs keep Canadian grain export volumes constrained, supporting export-origin prices and tightening near-term availability for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-15 | [Grain shippers brace for tight rail market - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51304-grain-shippers-brace-for-tight-rail-market-freightwaves.md) | -0.8% | +7.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Canada rail strike to affect grains, industry says \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31233-canada-rail-strike-to-affect-grains-industry-says-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-18 | [Port-bound rail volumes approach prestrike levels in Canada - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34603-port-bound-rail-volumes-approach-prestrike-levels-in-canada-freightwaves.md) | -1.4% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-20 | [Teamsters Canada warns rail strike looms over pay, hours at CN, CPKC - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31689-teamsters-canada-warns-rail-strike-looms-over-pay-hours-at-cn-cpkc-freightwaves.md) | -3.5% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-23 | [Rail work stoppage 'devastating to the grain industry,' says Western Canada ag sector advocate \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28825-rail-work-stoppage-devastating-to-the-grain-industry-says-western-canada-ag.md) | -0.2% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-blockades-created-huge-tab-for-canadian-grain-producers-industry-says

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