Storms at Canada’s Biggest Port Leave Grain Stuck in Prairies
- Flooding has blocked rail access to Port of Vancouver
- Grain companies look at declaring force majeure amid delays
The Port of Vancouver as traffic is cut off by flooding in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Nov. 17.
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Mountains of wheat and canola are stranded in Canada after storms blocked access to the Port of Vancouver during peak shipping season.
There’s no rail access to Canada’a biggest port after days of torrential rain and landslides. About 20 vessels are waiting for deliveries, while a couple hundred thousand tons of grain are stuck in transit, according to Quorum, a company that monitors Canada’s grain transportation system.