# Port Strikes Threaten Pulp and Paper Exports - Fastmarkets

> The Swedish Dockworkers Union staged a partial strike at Swedish ports on May 21 and expanded its strike notice for certain companies through June 5. The Transport union reached a two-year agreement with Ports of Sweden, withdrawing its own strike threat.

- Date: 2025-05-21 · published 2025-05-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Sweden · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24674-port-strikes-threaten-pulp-and-paper-exports-fastmarkets
- 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

Port strikes in Sweden threaten pulp, paper and some bulk cargo flows, with limited direct effect on feed grain and meal prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-10 | [Rouen's weekly wheat exports drop to 39,700 tonnes - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37326-rouen-s-weekly-wheat-exports-drop-to-39-700-tonnes-fastmarkets.md) | -2.5% | -9.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-08 | [Cargo chaos looms as strikes threaten Canada's ports and rail networks - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29279-cargo-chaos-looms-as-strikes-threaten-canada-s-ports-and-rail-networks-the.md) | +8.2% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-25 | [Port of Vancouver truckers threaten to strike - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44092-port-of-vancouver-truckers-threaten-to-strike-freightwaves.md) | -0.8% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-03 | [Spanish fruit producers association says dockworkers' strike threatens exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72012-spanish-fruit-producers-association-says-dockworkers-strike-threatens-exports.md) | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/sweden-may-june-port-strikes-disruption-pulp-paper-exports/

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