# Canada: Port of Montreal Labor Strike | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> The CUPE Local 375 longshore union began an unlimited strike on October 31 at two Termont terminals in the Port of Montreal. USDA reports that bulk grain handling is protected and unaffected. Containerized agri-food exports such as lentils, pork and soybeans are expected to slow.

- Date: 2024-11-01 · published 2024-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27423-canada-port-of-montreal-labor-strike-usda-foreign-agricultural-service
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Slower containerized exports of pulses, pork and soybeans from Montreal may shift some flows to other routes, while bulk grain exports remain largely unaffected.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-10-11 | [Grain Transportation Report a Weekly Publication of the Agricultural Marketing Service Contact Us October 11, 2018 WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS - DocsLib](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62418-grain-transportation-report-a-weekly-publication-of-the-agricultural-marketing.md) | +3.9% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2024-09-27 | [US-Mexico rail delays hit farm sector ahead of possible ports strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28346-us-mexico-rail-delays-hit-farm-sector-ahead-of-possible-ports-strike.md) | +0.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2022-06-30 | [Port strike ‘would be devastating’ for ag, economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40940-port-strike-would-be-devastating-for-ag-economy.md) | -5.0% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2023-10-27 | [Canada's Seaway Strike Negotiations Continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33669-canada-s-seaway-strike-negotiations-continue.md) | +1.9% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2022-09-30 | [Low Mississippi River water levels threaten U.S. agricultural exports - Marine Log](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39755-low-mississippi-river-water-levels-threaten-u-s-agricultural-exports-marine-log.md) | -3.7% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/canada-port-montreal-labor-strike

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