Canada: Protracted Freight Rail Strike Averted

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Less than 36 hours after it began, both sides reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract, allowing full operations to resume at 6:00 am local time across Canada on May 31. 

Canada: Protracted Freight Rail Strike Averted

Trade Policy
Western Hemisphere, Canada
Grains, Feeds and Fodders

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