# Rail shipment delays causing 'dire situation' for Canadian farmers | CBC News

> Canadian farmers are facing a rail car shortage that has left grain shipments months behind, with only about 25 per cent of one Saskatchewan producer's grain moved this season versus a normal 50 per cent. The railways cite harsh winter weather, high demand and a shortage of cars and crews.

- Date: 2018-03-01 · published 2018-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66016-rail-shipment-delays-causing-dire-situation-for-canadian-farmers-cbc-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Slow grain movement tightens Canadian export availability and supports prices for wheat and canola, while farmers' cash-flow stress may delay selling.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-19 | [CP Rail strike could be devastating for Western Canadian farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65532-cp-rail-strike-could-be-devastating-for-western-canadian-farmers.md) | +0.3% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [Canadian Grain Shippers Declare Event of Delay \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50668-canadian-grain-shippers-declare-event-of-delay-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Canadian rail workers vote to launch strike: Correction \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31236-canadian-rail-workers-vote-to-launch-strike-correction-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-01 | [Canadian Pacific girds for potential rail strike next month](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30761-canadian-pacific-girds-for-potential-rail-strike-next-month.md) | +2.2% | +15.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-23 | [Rail work stoppage 'devastating to the grain industry,' says Western Canada ag sector advocate \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28825-rail-work-stoppage-devastating-to-the-grain-industry-says-western-canada-ag.md) | -0.2% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/canadian-farmers-rail-shipment-delays-response-1.4437488

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