SA: Potential commodity fallout from the Canadian Pacific rail strike

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SEEKING ALPHA reports:

– Earlier Sunday, Canadian Pacific (CP) locked out 3,000 employees over a labor dispute, the Company is the 2nd largest rail business in Canada, with service extending as far south as Kansas City.

– Last week, Nutrien (NTR) warned that it would need to reduce potash production if the shutdown were to last more than a few days; the statement came as fertilizer prices in the US hit record levels.

– Intermodal transport accounted for ~40% of Canadian Pacific (CP) carloads year to date, followed by grain (13%), energy (12%), coal (11%), and potash (5%).

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