# Pork sector calls for essential service status amid B.C. port strike - AgCanada

> The Canadian Pork Council asked the federal transport minister to classify perishable agricultural products as essential during the B.C. port strike, arguing they should get the same protection as bulk grain. The strike was blocking shipments of Canadian meat and most other exports.

- Date: 2023-07-11 · published 2023-07-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35056-pork-sector-calls-for-essential-service-status-amid-b-c-port-strike-agcanada
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Blocked meat and container exports could temporarily pressure Canadian hog prices and domestic supply balances, though the impact on feed demand is limited.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-09-30 | [Cattle mixed ahead of possible port strike - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28431-cattle-mixed-ahead-of-possible-port-strike-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-08-19 | [Beef, pork, poultry markets face new challenges: analyst](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57716-beef-pork-poultry-markets-face-new-challenges-analyst.md) | -5.0% | -10.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-17 | [South Cotabato firm ships 2,000 hogs to ease tight pork supply, prices in MM \|
    Official Portal of the Department of Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48496-south-cotabato-firm-ships-2-000-hogs-to-ease-tight-pork-supply-prices-in-mm.md) | +1.8% | +11.5% |
| HOGS | 2024-08-22 | [Grain farmers and pork producers bearing the brunt of rail stoppage - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28833-grain-farmers-and-pork-producers-bearing-the-brunt-of-rail-stoppage-the-globe.md) | +2.9% | +1.9% |
| HOGS | 2020-05-04 | [COVID debate: What to do with all the dead animals? - E&E News by POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53294-covid-debate-what-to-do-with-all-the-dead-animals-e-and-e-news-by-politico.md) | +10.2% | -6.1% |

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/pork-sector-calls-for-essential-service-status-amid-b-c-port-strike

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