# Sask. farmers hope to see Churchill port, rail line revived | CBC News

> Saskatchewan farmers want the Port of Churchill and its rail line restored, since up to 500 northern farmers used them to export wheat, barley and other crops. The port was shut by Omnitrax last year. The rail line was badly damaged by spring flooding and there is no highway into Churchill.

- Date: 2017-08-03 · published 2017-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69485-sask-farmers-hope-to-see-churchill-port-rail-line-revived-cbc-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

The port remains closed, so northern Saskatchewan grain must move through more distant terminals at higher cost. Reopening is not imminent, so there is no near-term price effect.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-04 | [Grain stranded at Churchill's shuttered port to be shipped out this season \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69479-grain-stranded-at-churchill-s-shuttered-port-to-be-shipped-out-this-season-cbc.md) | -3.9% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-23 | ['Start of a new normal': First grain train since 2015 rolls into Churchill, Man. \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58107-start-of-a-new-normal-first-grain-train-since-2015-rolls-into-churchill-man-cbc.md) | +1.5% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-22 | [New Ownership For Port of Churchill and Hudson Bay Rail Line - DiscoverWestman.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, Free Classifieds and Business Listings for Westman region, Manitoba](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73508-new-ownership-for-port-of-churchill-and-hudson-bay-rail-line-discoverwestman.md) | +0.2% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-28 | [New step in Port of Churchill’s potential sale - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73482-new-step-in-port-of-churchill-s-potential-sale-agcanada.md) | -0.5% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-18 | [As war hits trade, Bihar, UP wheat farmers take to border routes \| Today News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20137-as-war-hits-trade-bihar-up-wheat-farmers-take-to-border-routes-today-news.md) | +0.1% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/sask-farmers-hope-churchill-railway-port-revived-1.4232944

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