# Food supply could be ‘seriously disrupted’ by Felixstowe strikes

> Unite union members at the Port of Felixstowe voted 92% in favour of industrial action over a 5% pay offer, which the union says is a real pay cut given 11.9% inflation. Felixstowe handles about 50% of containerised UK trade, including machinery and animal feed. The food and drink industry warned of supply chain disruption if strikes go ahead in August.

- Date: 2022-08-01 · published 2022-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40075-food-supply-could-be-seriously-disrupted-by-felixstowe-strikes
- 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

Strikes at a key UK import gateway could delay animal feed and ingredient deliveries and push up logistics costs for UK feed buyers. The price impact is likely modest unless other ports join the action.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-22 | [Food import disruption expected as Felixstowe port workers strike \| News \| The Grocer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40074-food-import-disruption-expected-as-felixstowe-port-workers-strike-news-the.md) | -9.3% | -9.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-08 | [Eight days of strikes at Felixstowe will test supply chain limits \| RailFreight.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40076-eight-days-of-strikes-at-felixstowe-will-test-supply-chain-limits-railfreight.md) | +7.4% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-28 | [Rail strike disrupts supply chain \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26506-rail-strike-disrupts-supply-chain-the-business-standard.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Potential rail strike would cause historic disruption of Canadian supply chains: union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31237-potential-rail-strike-would-cause-historic-disruption-of-canadian-supply-chains.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-11 | [Senate report urges action to prevent supply chain disruptions from rail, port strikes - Truck News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18796-senate-report-urges-action-to-prevent-supply-chain-disruptions-from-rail-port.md) | +4.2% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- foodmanufacture.co.uk: https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2022/08/01/Food-supply-could-be-seriously-disrupted-by-Felixstowe-strikes/

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