# FABAG warns of food scarcity as Tema port labour strike paralyses offloading | 3News

> The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana warned that a labour dispute at Tema Port has cut offloading of bulk and bagged goods such as rice and sugar to about 200 tonnes per day from a normal minimum of 2,000. Importers face heavy demurrage charges and may divert cargo to Lome in Togo.

- Date: 2025-12-30 · published 2025-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ghana · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21507-fabag-warns-of-food-scarcity-as-tema-port-labour-strike-paralyses-offloading
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Port congestion in Ghana delays grain and feed imports and adds demurrage costs for buyers in West Africa. The effect on world prices is small, though the disruption tightens local supply.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-08-17 | [Labourers at FCI & FSD Jiribam stop loading and unloading of rice bags - News from Manipur - Imphal Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57592-labourers-at-fci-and-fsd-jiribam-stop-loading-and-unloading-of-rice-bags-news.md) | -2.0% | +9.1% |
| RICE | 2020-04-10 | [Port backups paralyze food shipments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53680-port-backups-paralyze-food-shipments.md) | -0.2% | +15.0% |
| RICE | 2022-01-27 | [REGIONAL ESSENTIAL FOOD WORKERS TO STRIKE ACROSS THE COUNTRY – United Workers Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43165-regional-essential-food-workers-to-strike-across-the-country-united-workers.md) | +2.4% | +0.3% |
| RICE | 2020-09-11 | [ieport News on India's Export Import Matters: India rice prices hit 18-month peak as coronavirus strains export logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51190-ieport-news-on-india-s-export-import-matters-india-rice-prices-hit-18-month.md) | -2.6% | +0.6% |
| RICE | 2022-01-17 | [Indian rice traders stop new export deals due to shortage of freight trains \| Stock Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43112-indian-rice-traders-stop-new-export-deals-due-to-shortage-of-freight-trains.md) | +5.6% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- 3news.com: https://3news.com/business/fabag-warns-of-food-scarcity-as-tema-port-labour-strike-paralyses-offloading

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