# Grain groups in Canada want assurances for rail option - FreightWaves

> Canadian grain groups are pressing government to legislate rail as an essential service so that strikes would be unlawful and disputes would go to binding arbitration. The push follows the November Canadian National strike, which disrupted supply chains and trade across Canada. The proposal is under discussion, not enacted.

- Date: 2020-01-21 · published 2020-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55089-grain-groups-in-canada-want-assurances-for-rail-option-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Recurring rail labor risk raises logistics costs and delivery uncertainty for Canadian grain exports, a modest supportive factor for competing origins.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-29 | [Guaranteed prices for producers could put pressure on inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61062-guaranteed-prices-for-producers-could-put-pressure-on-inflation.md) | -0.9% | -5.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-15 | [LEGISLATION TARGETS COMPETITIVE RAILWAY FREIGHT SERVICE – GrainsWest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35958-legislation-targets-competitive-railway-freight-service-grainswest.md) | -1.6% | -7.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-02 | [Analyst Insight: What is the risk of intervention in global grain markets? \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53718-analyst-insight-what-is-the-risk-of-intervention-in-global-grain-markets-ahdb.md) | +2.1% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-27 | [USDA Announces Details of Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63521-usda-announces-details-of-assistance-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified.md) | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-23 | [Argentinean farm group wants grain export tax gone \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14051-argentinean-farm-group-wants-grain-export-tax-gone-world-grain.md) | +6.4% | +26.3% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/grain-groups-in-canada-want-assurances-for-rail-option

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