# Port strike in Prince Rupert set to impact B.C. propane exports | CBC News

> AltaGas is preparing for a slowdown at its Ridley Island propane export facility as the Trigon Pacific Terminals strike in Prince Rupert continues. The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered Trigon to stop using contractors for some duties, including handling petroleum products. AltaGas said it will pursue legal action to reverse the ruling.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17142-port-strike-in-prince-rupert-set-to-impact-b-c-propane-exports-cbc-news
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The story concerns propane exports, which are not a feed commodity in this list, so its direct price impact on feed markets is minimal. It adds to the Canadian port disruption picture.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-31 | [Strike’s impact on grain movement yet to come - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35054-strike-s-impact-on-grain-movement-yet-to-come-grainews.md) | +0.2% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-25 | [Manitoba grain producers bracing for impacts after workers at Vancouver port terminals go on strike \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28344-manitoba-grain-producers-bracing-for-impacts-after-workers-at-vancouver-port.md) | +0.9% | -6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-26 | [Wheat farmers ask Canada to step in as strike threatens exports \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36423-wheat-farmers-ask-canada-to-step-in-as-strike-threatens-exports-air-freight-news.md) | -0.1% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-28 | [B.C. port strike cost Canadian Pacific's newly amalgamated railway $80M, exec says \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35055-b-c-port-strike-cost-canadian-pacific-s-newly-amalgamated-railway-80m-exec-says.md) | -0.1% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-18 | [Port strike turns violent in Chile, complicates fruit exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61598-port-strike-turns-violent-in-chile-complicates-fruit-exports.md) | -1.8% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/altagas-port-of-prince-rupert-strike-9.7401878

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