Rail shutdown impacting Quebec food producers [Video]

Quebec food producers are facing a new challenge due to the ongoing rail stoppage, which is preventing them from getting their products in and out of the country.

“After trucking, rails is the second most important way to transport vegetables, all around North America,” said Patrice Leger-Bourgoin from the Quebec Vegetable Growers Association in a recent interview.

The Quebec Vegetable Growers Association is among many groups urging both sides of the strike to reach a quick resolution because, as Leger-Bourgoin noted, “time is money.”

“We are having discussions with the federal government. Their government is very sensitive to this situation, and we are hoping they will take the right decision in order to preserve the country’s food resilience,” he said.

Food distribution expert Sylvain Charlebois says the strike has already been devastating for grain farmers.

“This uncertainty, this time of year, specifically during harvest is cruel for our farmers,” Charlebois …