# Farmers eager to get harvest back on track | CBC News

> Grain farmers in eastern Ontario and western Quebec welcomed the end of the week-long CN Rail strike. They are waiting for propane deliveries, which were cut off by the strike, so they can dry and save their harvested crops. One Quebec farmer said over 200 tonnes of wet corn would have been lost had the strike continued.

- Date: 2019-11-27 · published 2019-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56077-farmers-eager-to-get-harvest-back-on-track-cbc-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed harvest and drying in eastern Canada could reduce corn quality and volumes available for sale. The resumption of rail service eases pressure on local feed grain supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-20 | [Farmers face issues getting their grain to market this fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16687-farmers-face-issues-getting-their-grain-to-market-this-fall.md) | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2018-05-29 | [Richardson International leadership wants feds to bring in back-to-work legislation as CP rail strike looms \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65036-richardson-international-leadership-wants-feds-to-bring-in-back-to-work.md) | -3.7% | -9.3% |
| CORN | 2017-09-13 | [Gauging Pre-Harvest Freight Costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69129-gauging-pre-harvest-freight-costs.md) | +1.3% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2017-08-29 | [Harvey flooding could get Oklahoma wheat wet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69498-harvey-flooding-could-get-oklahoma-wheat-wet.md) | +0.9% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2017-12-01 | [River traffic increases as grain harvest winds down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67875-river-traffic-increases-as-grain-harvest-winds-down.md) | +0.4% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/harvest-continue-grain-cn-strike-end-1.5373729

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