# CN ramps up rail service as grain, propane industries demand priority - Supply Professional

> CN is working to clear grain and propane backlogs as it restores rail service after the strike, aiming to move about 5,000 grain hoppers in a week versus nearly 6,900 before the stoppage. The railway says it will not prioritize any commodity and will not overwhelm its system.

- Date: 2019-12-02 · published 2019-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55601-cn-ramps-up-rail-service-as-grain-propane-industries-demand-priority-supply
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Limited rail capacity during harvest backlog keeps Canadian grain logistics constrained, supporting basis and export pricing for Canadian grain.

## 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 | 2024-07-09 | [Rail workers, grain growers await CIRB decision on potential strike – Brandon Sun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29278-rail-workers-grain-growers-await-cirb-decision-on-potential-strike-brandon-sun.md) | -4.0% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-27 | [Pacific National industrial action costing Victorian grains sector millions \| The Border Mail \| Wodonga, VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71506-pacific-national-industrial-action-costing-victorian-grains-sector-millions-the.md) | +3.4% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-25 | [PN industrial action costing Vic grains sector millions \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71505-pn-industrial-action-costing-vic-grains-sector-millions-farm-online-act.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- supplypro.ca: https://www.supplypro.ca/cn-ramps-up-rail-service-as-grain-propane-industries-demand-priority/

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