# Canada's biggest rail strike in a decade hits exports, sparks layoffs

> A strike at Canadian National Railway entered its seventh day, with at least 35 vessels waiting at Canada's West Coast to load grain. Many grain handling facilities at major West Coast ports are served only by CN. The strike is described as Canada's largest rail stoppage in a decade.

- Date: 2019-11-26 · published 2019-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56079-canada-s-biggest-rail-strike-in-a-decade-hits-exports-sparks-layoffs
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Vessels queuing for grain loadings raise ocean freight costs and delay Canadian export supplies to buyers. The backlog supports prices for Canadian wheat and canola in export markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-06 | [Vancouver strike halts Canada grain exports at major port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17139-vancouver-strike-halts-canada-grain-exports-at-major-port.md) | -0.8% | +3.2% |
| 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 | 2024-03-25 | [Strike concerns curb Canadian wheat exports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31234-strike-concerns-curb-canadian-wheat-exports-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-08 | [Cargo chaos looms as strikes threaten Canada's ports and rail networks - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29279-cargo-chaos-looms-as-strikes-threaten-canada-s-ports-and-rail-networks-the.md) | +8.2% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-18 | [Port-bound rail volumes approach prestrike levels in Canada - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34603-port-bound-rail-volumes-approach-prestrike-levels-in-canada-freightwaves.md) | -1.4% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/canadas-biggest-rail-strike-in-a-decade-hits-exports-sparks-layoffs-idUSKBN1Y00KX/

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