# Cargo Ships Leave West Coast Ports As Labor Talks Show 'Little to No' Progress - AgWeb

> More than 200 importers, exporters, logistics firms and retailers urged the White House to intervene in West Coast port labor talks between the ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association, which have run since May. The groups warned that the lack of a contract adds to supply chain stress.

- Date: 2023-03-27 · published 2023-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36878-cargo-ships-leave-west-coast-ports-as-labor-talks-show-little-to-no-progress
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A possible West Coast port strike would threaten US export shipments of grain, meal and feed ingredients, so rising strike risk could lift US export freight costs and widen basis.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-12-07 | [Grain transshipment in sea ports in Jan-Nov increased to 36 MT — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67332-grain-transshipment-in-sea-ports-in-jan-nov-increased-to-36-mt-latifundist-com.md) | +2.9% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2020-05-12 | [St. Louis regional ports claim No. 2 spot for total tonnage – Illinois Business Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53017-st-louis-regional-ports-claim-no-2-spot-for-total-tonnage-illinois-business.md) | +0.6% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2021-09-09 | [U.S. Gulf Coast grain exports slowly resume after Ida as more power restored \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44973-u-s-gulf-coast-grain-exports-slowly-resume-after-ida-as-more-power-restored.md) | +1.3% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2021-12-02 | [U.S. short on livestock inputs \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43929-u-s-short-on-livestock-inputs-the-western-producer.md) | +7.3% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2021-05-23 | [Stranded grain ships to be towed to decongest port in Argentina - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47133-stranded-grain-ships-to-be-towed-to-decongest-port-in-argentina-businessworld.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2019-11-20 | [Grain leaves St. Joseph port for 1st time as barge shipments resume](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55926-grain-leaves-st-joseph-port-for-1st-time-as-barge-shipments-resume.md) | -3.0% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2020-05-12 | [St. Louis regional ports claim No. 2 spot for total tonnage – Illinois Business Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53017-st-louis-regional-ports-claim-no-2-spot-for-total-tonnage-illinois-business.md) | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2021-09-09 | [U.S. Gulf Coast grain exports slowly resume after Ida as more power restored \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44973-u-s-gulf-coast-grain-exports-slowly-resume-after-ida-as-more-power-restored.md) | +1.9% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/policy/politics/cargo-ships-leave-west-coast-ports-labor-talks-show-little-no-progress

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