# CN begins recovery plan following railway blockades | The Western Producer

> Canadian National Railway began its recovery plan in Eastern Canada, recalling most temporarily laid-off staff, while Western operations are well on their way to recovery. Grain shipments to Canadian ports had dropped about 1.3 million tonnes, and elevators are filling up.

- Date: 2020-03-12 · published 2020-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54140-cn-begins-recovery-plan-following-railway-blockades-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Gradual network recovery should slowly release stranded Canadian grain, easing the export squeeze and modestly reducing upward pressure on Canadian origin prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-26 | [Rail backlogs delay food shipments in U.S. \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41436-rail-backlogs-delay-food-shipments-in-u-s-the-western-producer.md) | -1.9% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-09 | [Grain leaves Churchill for first time in four years \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57101-grain-leaves-churchill-for-first-time-in-four-years-the-western-producer.md) | -0.8% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-19 | ['We apologize': CN and CP reiterate recovery plan amid continued grain backlog - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66017-we-apologize-cn-and-cp-reiterate-recovery-plan-amid-continued-grain-backlog.md) | -0.5% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-02 | [CN and CPKC publish their plans for moving grain in 2023-24 - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34602-cn-and-cpkc-publish-their-plans-for-moving-grain-in-2023-24-realagriculture.md) | +0.8% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-09 | [Railways to blame for terminal shortages, WGEA says - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48136-railways-to-blame-for-terminal-shortages-wgea-says-agcanada.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/cn-begins-recovery-plan-following-railway-blockades/

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