# C&H Sugar diverts raw sugar shipments amid labor dispute, prompting contamination concerns - CBS San Francisco

> Warehouse workers at the C&H Sugar refinery in Crockett, California, have been on strike for over a month over benefit cuts. C&H has diverted some raw sugar shipments to the Levin Terminal in Richmond, where dockworkers refuse to unload them in solidarity. Labor groups have raised contamination concerns.

- Date: 2026-07-10 · published 2026-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18377-c-and-h-sugar-diverts-raw-sugar-shipments-amid-labor-dispute-prompting
- 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 dispute disrupts raw sugar handling at a Bay Area refinery, which is a local supply issue. Grain and feed markets are not meaningfully affected.

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## Sources

- cbsnews.com: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/c-h-sugar-crockett-shipments-labor-dispute-richmond-terminal-contamination-concerns/

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