# One month after CN strike, major grain backlogs remain - The Globe and Mail

> CN Rail says service is back to normal weeks after the eight-day strike, but more than 10,000 grain cars went unshipped during the stoppage. Western farmers report delayed contracts from October and November that remain unfilled.

- Date: 2019-12-20 · published 2019-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55600-one-month-after-cn-strike-major-grain-backlogs-remain-the-globe-and-mail
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The remaining backlog means delayed Canadian grain deliveries into export channels, which can keep spot Canadian wheat and canola supplies tight near term.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-30 | [CP Rail train crews go on strike as contract negotiations fail, talks continue - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65032-cp-rail-train-crews-go-on-strike-as-contract-negotiations-fail-talks-continue.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-26 | [Grain growers, railways clash over slow pace of shipments - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66510-grain-growers-railways-clash-over-slow-pace-of-shipments-the-globe-and-mail.md) | +1.4% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-07 | [Western ports clogged on slowdown in crop shipments by rail - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66013-western-ports-clogged-on-slowdown-in-crop-shipments-by-rail-the-globe-and-mail.md) | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [CN Rail Workers Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50667-cn-rail-workers-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- theglobeandmail.com: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-one-month-after-cn-strike-major-grain-backlogs-remain/

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