# CN apologizes, promises immediate action to clear backlog of grain shipments  - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

> Canadian National Railway apologized for failing to move grain reliably by rail and said it is mobilizing more train cars and workers to clear the backlog. The statement was republished by a union site citing a Canadian Press report from March 7.

- Date: 2018-03-08 · published 2018-03-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66015-cn-apologizes-promises-immediate-action-to-clear-backlog-of-grain-shipments
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Clearing the rail backlog would restore Canadian grain flows to export positions, easing the basis and freight premiums that have built up on western grain.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-19 | ['We apologize': CN and CP reiterate recovery plan amid continued grain backlog - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66017-we-apologize-cn-and-cp-reiterate-recovery-plan-amid-continued-grain-backlog.md) | -0.5% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-26 | [Rail backlogs delay food shipments in U.S. \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41436-rail-backlogs-delay-food-shipments-in-u-s-the-western-producer.md) | -1.9% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-28 | [CP Rail revenue sags due to bad winter, lower grain shipments and labour dispute - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41859-cp-rail-revenue-sags-due-to-bad-winter-lower-grain-shipments-and-labour-dispute.md) | -1.3% | +0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-16 | [Vessels of Project RSD49, Neva-Leader type, were actively used by North-Western Shipping Company for grain transportation in 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72855-vessels-of-project-rsd49-neva-leader-type-were-actively-used-by-north-western.md) | +0.4% | +5.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-12 | [Canadian National grain shipments return to pre-strike levels - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55599-canadian-national-grain-shipments-return-to-pre-strike-levels-freightwaves.md) | +2.5% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- blet.org: https://blet.org/news/cn-apologizes-promises-immediate-action-to-clear-backlog-of-grain-shipments/

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