# Tentative deal avoids US ports strike | World Grain

> The ILA and USMX reached a tentative six-year contract covering 45,000 dockworkers at 36 East and Gulf Coast ports, averting a strike set for January 15. Both sides agreed to keep the existing contract in place until members ratify the new deal. About 40% of US containerized agricultural exports move through these ports, and feed vitamins and amino acids are also imported there.

- Date: 2025-01-09 · published 2025-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26505-tentative-deal-avoids-us-ports-strike-world-grain
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A ports strike would have disrupted containerized grain and feed-ingredient flows, so the deal removes a near-term logistics risk to export and import costs. Ratification is still pending, so some residual risk remains for feed ingredient supply.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/20906-tentative-deal-avoids-us-ports-strike

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