# North Coast Review: Agriculture exporters put focus on concerns over grain shipment timelines

> Prairie grain exporters have raised concerns about slowing grain deliveries through Prince Rupert on Canada's west coast. CN Rail acknowledged it was blindsided by growth in intermodal traffic, which has reduced its capacity to serve the grain sector. Prince Rupert now ranks third among the three main grain ports CN serves.

- Date: 2017-12-08 · published 2017-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67506-north-coast-review-agriculture-exporters-put-focus-on-concerns-over-grain
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Slower rail movement from the prairies to the coast can build terminal backlogs and widen basis discounts for Canadian grain. Buyers may face delayed cargoes from Canada.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-13 | [U.S. railways to halt grain shipments ahead of potential shutdown -agriculture sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39623-u-s-railways-to-halt-grain-shipments-ahead-of-potential-shutdown-agriculture.md) | +4.3% | -8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-22 | [Fears over impact of rail strike on Port of Felixstowe containers \| East Anglian Daily Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40939-fears-over-impact-of-rail-strike-on-port-of-felixstowe-containers-east-anglian.md) | +1.8% | -4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-23 | [Export Of Agricultural Products Through ‘Grain Corridor’ Down 22% In 1 Week » The Center for Transport Strategies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14431-export-of-agricultural-products-through-grain-corridor-down-22-in-1-week-the.md) | +0.7% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-04 | [Rail and port labour disputes cost grain sector up to $540 million per week: new report - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19276-rail-and-port-labour-disputes-cost-grain-sector-up-to-540-million-per-week-new.md) | -2.7% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-22 | [UN concerned by lack of grain ships going to one Ukrainian port \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14394-un-concerned-by-lack-of-grain-ships-going-to-one-ukrainian-port-reuters.md) | -0.4% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- northcoastreview.blogspot.com: https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2017/12/agriculture-exporters-put-focus-on.html

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