# Grain backlog still looms large as CN Rail returns to normal service after strike  | Globalnews.ca

> CN Rail says service has returned to normal after the strike, while a backlog of over 10,000 grain cars remains. Farmers report contracts from October and November still unshipped, delaying payment.

- Date: 2019-12-20 · published 2019-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55604-grain-backlog-still-looms-large-as-cn-rail-returns-to-normal-service-after
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lingering rail backlog delays Canadian grain deliveries, keeping nearby Canadian grain supplies tight into year-end and supporting regional prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-20 | [One month after CN strike, major grain backlogs remain - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55600-one-month-after-cn-strike-major-grain-backlogs-remain-the-globe-and-mail.md) | +0.3% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-18 | [Rail strike looms as CN, CPKC workers take action to a vote - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30759-rail-strike-looms-as-cn-cpkc-workers-take-action-to-a-vote-grainews.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Canada rail strike to affect grains, industry says \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31233-canada-rail-strike-to-affect-grains-industry-says-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-27 | [Rail strike still looms as holdup stretches on - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29789-rail-strike-still-looms-as-holdup-stretches-on-manitoba-co-operator.md) | -2.2% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- globalnews.ca: https://globalnews.ca/news/6322711/grain-backlog-cn-rail-normal-service-strike/

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