# Patrick-MUA stoush compounds pain for ag exporters - Grain Central

> The Maritime Union of Australia plans stoppages and work bans at Patrick container terminals in October, including 12-hour halts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Melbourne. Exporters of grain, meat and pulses say the action adds costs on top of a strained global container logistics system.

- Date: 2021-09-28 · published 2021-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45092-patrick-mua-stoush-compounds-pain-for-ag-exporters-grain-central
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced container handling at Australian ports raises export costs and can delay grain and meal shipments, which supports higher Australian export basis and freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-28 | [Ongoing strikes slow French grain exports - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55086-ongoing-strikes-slow-french-grain-exports-grain-central.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-23 | [Export Of Agricultural Products Through ‘Grain Corridor’ Down 22% In 1 Week » The Center for Transport Strategies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14431-export-of-agricultural-products-through-grain-corridor-down-22-in-1-week-the.md) | +0.7% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-29 | [Grain handlers go on strike at Australian exporter GrainCorp](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27887-grain-handlers-go-on-strike-at-australian-exporter-graincorp.md) | +0.3% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-30 | [Harvest gathers pace in South Australia, sluggish in eastern states - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62506-harvest-gathers-pace-in-south-australia-sluggish-in-eastern-states-grain-central.md) | -4.0% | -5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-22 | [Russian grain exports collapse fourfold as Black Sea ports stall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14076-russian-grain-exports-collapse-fourfold-as-black-sea-ports-stall.md) | -0.7% | — |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/patrick-mua-stoush-compounds-pain-for-ag-exporters/

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