# S.Africa's Sasol declares force majeure for some items because of strike | Reuters

> Sasol declared force majeure on some products because of the Transnet strike, which paralysed freight rail and port operations for nearly two weeks from October 6. The strike throttled exports from South Africa.

- Date: 2022-10-20 · published 2022-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39155-s-africa-s-sasol-declares-force-majeure-for-some-items-because-of-strike-reuters
- 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

Supply disruption at Sasol affects chemical and fuel output, with the strike's logistics effects limited for feed commodity markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-23 | [CPKC says possible Canada rail strike unlikely before mid-July \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30268-cpkc-says-possible-canada-rail-strike-unlikely-before-mid-july-reuters.md) | -7.4% | -11.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-12 | [South Africa's Transnet agrees wage deal, averting strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24231-south-africa-s-transnet-agrees-wage-deal-averting-strike.md) | +1.3% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-12 | [South Africa Rail Firm Averts Strike as Unions Accept Deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24230-south-africa-rail-firm-averts-strike-as-unions-accept-deal.md) | +1.3% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-04 | [Ukraine dispatches its biggest grain convoy of U.N. deal so far - ministry \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14458-ukraine-dispatches-its-biggest-grain-convoy-of-u-n-deal-so-far-ministry-reuters.md) | -0.5% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-15 | [South Africa Port Workers Warn of Strike as Pay Talks Fail \| SupplyChainBrain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25142-south-africa-port-workers-warn-of-strike-as-pay-talks-fail-supplychainbrain.md) | +2.7% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/safricas-sasol-declares-force-majeure-some-items-because-strike-2022-10-20/

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