Major Canadian railway that supplies U.S. fertilizer shuts down amid labor strike

A fertilizer industry expert says there could be further disruptions in the supply chain from failed labor negotiations with the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Kathy Mathers with The Fertilizer Institute says a key transportation route to deliver fertilizer has been shut down. “It could really could gum up the shipments of potash to the U.S., to U.S. growers. That remains a big concern for us.”

Negotiations with the Teamsters Rail Conference Canada Union continued Sunday with federal mediators at the table.

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