# Grain Flow to Prince Rupert Disrupted | Country 600 CJWW

> Grain movement to Prince Rupert has been reduced about 30 percent after the line was closed for five days by blockades supporting Wet'suwet'en opposition to a pipeline. Federal minister Marc Garneau says provinces must act on injunctions, and grain firms want the blockades ended.

- Date: 2020-02-12 · published 2020-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54614-grain-flow-to-prince-rupert-disrupted-country-600-cjww
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced West Coast grain throughput tightens export capacity and can support Canadian grain and oilseed prices while buyers face delays.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-29 | [Russian battle to keep up grain export pace \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63885-russian-battle-to-keep-up-grain-export-pace-countryman.md) | -1.2% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-31 | [Russian grain exports shift to Baltic as Black Sea trade disrupted \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14089-russian-grain-exports-shift-to-baltic-as-black-sea-trade-disrupted-reuters.md) | +2.4% | +6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-16 | [Feedgrain Focus: Prices jump as growers hold, fires disrupt - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55145-feedgrain-focus-prices-jump-as-growers-hold-fires-disrupt-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | -5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-30 | [Black Sea disruption shifts grain trade focus from price to reliable delivery \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17676-black-sea-disruption-shifts-grain-trade-focus-from-price-to-reliable-delivery.md) | -2.5% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-31 | [France’s Biggest Grain Ports Face Disruption as Strikes Planned](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30273-france-s-biggest-grain-ports-face-disruption-as-strikes-planned.md) | -5.3% | -10.5% |

## Sources

- cjwwradio.com: https://www.cjwwradio.com/2020/02/11/grain-flow-to-prince-rupert-disrupted/

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