# CN railway blockades to have ‘significant’ impact on Manitoba economy: economics prof - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

> Dozens of rail blockades across Canada have effectively shut down CN service, stranding freight and passengers. A University of Manitoba economist says grain ships waiting in harbours are costing farmers money.

- Date: 2020-02-15 · published 2020-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54612-cn-railway-blockades-to-have-significant-impact-on-manitoba-economy-economics
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Extended rail shutdowns raise shipping delays and costs that flow back to Prairie grain prices and feed supply chains.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-30 | [CP Rail strike: Industries across Canada scrambling, warn of ‘significant’ economic impact  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65038-cp-rail-strike-industries-across-canada-scrambling-warn-of-significant-economic.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-01 | [The Russia-Ukraine conflict’s global impact on maritime trade \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40384-the-russia-ukraine-conflict-s-global-impact-on-maritime-trade-world-ports.md) | -7.2% | -15.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-19 | [Grain shippers worried as CN Rail workers strike  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56081-grain-shippers-worried-as-cn-rail-workers-strike-globalnews-ca.md) | +1.1% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-10 | [Rail blockades created huge tab for Canadian grain producers, industry says - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54139-rail-blockades-created-huge-tab-for-canadian-grain-producers-industry-says.md) | -4.8% | -5.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-20 | [Grain backlog still looms large as CN Rail returns to normal service after strike  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55604-grain-backlog-still-looms-large-as-cn-rail-returns-to-normal-service-after.md) | +0.3% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- globalnews.ca: https://globalnews.ca/news/6555859/railway-blockades-manitoba-impact/

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