# Canadian Pacific Weekend Strike Postponed; U.S. Rivers Still Rising

> Innovative self-propelled container vessels being developed by American Patriot Holdings will run the Mississippi between New Orleans-area Plaquemines and the ports of Memphis and St. Louis. The St. Louis Regional Freightway and Plaquemines port signed a memorandum of understanding on March 27 to advance the service.

- Date: 2018-04-23 · published 2018-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65386-canadian-pacific-weekend-strike-postponed-u-s-rivers-still-rising
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The project is a planned containerized service that could eventually carry some Midwest agricultural exports, but it has no near-term effect on grain supply, demand or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-30 | [UPDATE 4-Canadian Pacific reaches tentative agreement with striking workers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65031-update-4-canadian-pacific-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-striking-workers.md) | -2.3% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2020-03-21 | [Grain receivers will strike at ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54137-grain-receivers-will-strike-at-ports.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2022-03-20 | [Canadian Pacific rail work stoppage could hit US agriculture \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42318-canadian-pacific-rail-work-stoppage-could-hit-us-agriculture-ap-news.md) | +1.5% | +11.2% |
| CORN | 2024-06-27 | [U.S. Army Corps Monitors Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Amid Rising Water Levels \| WSIU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29954-u-s-army-corps-monitors-mississippi-and-illinois-rivers-amid-rising-water.md) | -2.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2017-05-26 | [High Water Levels Still Affecting Shipping Traffic on Rivers From Central US to Gulf](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70896-high-water-levels-still-affecting-shipping-traffic-on-rivers-from-central-us-to.md) | -0.1% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2023-08-18 | [Canadian Rail Network Update – Recovering After the BC Ports Strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34604-canadian-rail-network-update-recovering-after-the-bc-ports-strike.md) | +2.2% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2020-03-21 | [Grain receivers will strike at ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54137-grain-receivers-will-strike-at-ports.md) | +2.2% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2022-03-20 | [Canadian Pacific rail work stoppage could hit US agriculture \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42318-canadian-pacific-rail-work-stoppage-could-hit-us-agriculture-ap-news.md) | +2.5% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/market-matters-blog/blog-post/2018/04/23/canadian-pacific-weekend-strike-u-s

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