# Canadian National grain shipments return to pre-strike levels - FreightWaves

> Canadian National says its grain shipments have returned to pace seen before a November eight-day strike by about 3,200 workers. CN reports it returned to peak hopper-car shipments by the second week of December and can again accept all customer orders needing hopper cars.

- Date: 2019-12-12 · published 2019-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55599-canadian-national-grain-shipments-return-to-pre-strike-levels-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Faster grain movement from Canadian elevators eases logistics bottlenecks for Canadian grain and canola, supporting farm delivery and export flows, though the strike's backlog keeps some supply timing uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-05 | [Canadian grain shippers hopeful about rail service in current crop year - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34117-canadian-grain-shippers-hopeful-about-rail-service-in-current-crop-year.md) | +2.1% | -4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-27 | [Strike to hit Pacific National coal and grain trains \| Newcastle Herald \| Newcastle, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68476-strike-to-hit-pacific-national-coal-and-grain-trains-newcastle-herald-newcastle.md) | -4.0% | -5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-19 | [UPDATED: CN Rail strike will impact grain shipments (2 Photos)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56082-updated-cn-rail-strike-will-impact-grain-shipments-2-photos.md) | +1.1% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-28 | [Vancouver grain workers reach tentative deal to end strike - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27885-vancouver-grain-workers-reach-tentative-deal-to-end-strike-agcanada.md) | +0.6% | -6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2016-11-07 | [CP Rail says October grain shipments set record, proves it can move bumper crop \| iNFOnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73858-cp-rail-says-october-grain-shipments-set-record-proves-it-can-move-bumper-crop.md) | +1.2% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-national-grain-shipments-return-to-pre-strike-levels

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